Jochen Spieker writes: > I would just Ctrl-c and apt-get -f install, followed by another > safe-upgrade. You don't know how close I have come to doing that. If it can safely figure out where to resume, it is sure worth a try. I have been using Linux for about ten years and this is the first time I have had an upgrade stall out like that. Many thanks and, if it is truly a goner, I'm glad I have backups.:-) Martin McCormick