Err, sorry, it seems I missed the xutils.README.Debian file which explains my problem. Ignore my last posting unless. -- charl p. botha delft university of technology faculty of information technology and systems computer graphics and cad/cam group zuidplantsoen 4, room 2.339, 2628 bz delft, the netherlands tel: +31 15 278 4698 fax: +31 15 278 7141 mailto:c.p.botha@its.tudelft.nl http://cpbotha.net/