Today's run of 'aptitude -s safe-upgrade' had been running for over an hour and was using half my memory when I killed it. The status line was: open: 107756; closed: 119093; defer: 107181; conflict: 167 There's evidently some situation it can't resolve. How can I figure out what package(s) cause the problem? -- If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -- James Madison Rick Pasotto rick@niof.net http://www.niof.net