I've noticed that a lot of software comes as "tar.gz" and I have a cookbook method of installing these, but I wanted to know if doing this could screw up the database that apt-get, dpkg, and dselect use. What do I need to know as a newbie about this, should I try to restrict myself to *.deb packages? Is there a way of telling woody that I installed a "tar.gz" system and have it update? Thanks, --- Scotty