try the following: - apt-get remove <package> - dpkg --purge <package> go to samba's sites and download version 2.x and install it with: dpkg -i <package> Marcos On Wed, 2004-09-08 at 15:04, Andrew Pritchard wrote: > I'm getting the same problems as the original author. > > Whilst we are investigating the problem/waiting for the next bug release > - how do I go back a step to the previous version of samba? > > Regards > > Andrew >