Thank you all for your explanations of the stuck packages, and assistance in getting them hinted where appropriate. I've found a couple more sets that may benefit from a hint, as follows: gswitchit/2.5.0-3 and libxklavier/1.02-2 pciutils/1:2.1.11-11 and kudzu/1.1.36-3 I've also found a couple for which I don't understand the blockage: webmin-contrib/1.140-1 usermin-contrib/1.070-1 -- Emmet Hikory