I can't find an option within aptitude to force a reinstall of /etc files. I know that aptitude will not overwrite them by default, but isn't there a way to force a package's conf files back to a pristine state? The purge/install cycle isn't always an option, since in many cases it will want to uninstall all of gnome or kde. -- "Oh, look: rocks!" -- Doctor Who, "Destiny of the Daleks"