My status file got clobbered (ok, it was removed from /var while I was looking for more space to work in). Is there any way to get dpkg to look at my system and update the installed packages list based on what is actually on the system? Pat -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .