Thanks for the correction, Gary. But: root@Tux-II:/home/lisi# apt-get build-dep sane-frontends Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_squeeze_updates_dists_main_contrib_source_Sources - open (2: No such file or directory) root@Tux-II:/home/lisi# I am making a ridiculous meal out of this, aren't I. :-( Lisi