>What is it doing when it hangs? Add 'set -x' at the top of >/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xorg.postinst and run dpkg --configure -a. It ends with: + dpkg --compare-versions 1:7.3+18 lt 1:7.4 + invoke-rc.d hal restart + exit 0 Which means the postinst script was done And than it hangs... #