Quoting Kevin McKinley <ronin2@bellatlantic.net>: > So here's the question -- how many different ways do I need to tell the > system to keepen its little mittens offen those packages? Can you suggest > another/better way to accomplish this? > Don't mix dselect/apt-get and aptitude. Stick to one or the other. As you have found, it is a mess to switch between the two. Jeffrey