> I am trying to install ssh and am having some problems > > #apt-get install openssh > > then it asks for deps When it says that more files (deps) are needed, say "Yes" to download and install them. > #apt-get install openssl > > why can't I do this? One of the packages requirements is "libssl09", I believe. ssh above also requires it, so once you have ssh installed, there probably won't be any unmet dependencies. Hall