Bob Hynes wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone know why it takes so long for synaptic package manager to > come up with updates? Openoffice.org and firefox 1.5 have been out for > awhile, but I'm still not seeing that as an upgrade option. Am I missing > something, or does it just take a long time for repositories to get > updated with new software? I assume you are running Sarge. Please learn about Debian releases. http://www.debian.org/releases.