AC writes: > If I try to do anything with it, aptitude crashes. Please file a bug report. > I've purged aptitude and reinstalled it twice, but still I get this alien > package showing up. Aptitude is just a front-end for the package management system. You need to purge the broken package. Try 'dpkg --purge packagename'. -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI