Previously Xan wrote: > Why not we can't install all packages that macth some pattern. For > example why not (the examples are selfexplained): Because it already works? Just feed apt-get a regexp like this: apt-get install 'xfree.*' Wichert. -- Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net> It is simple to make things. http://www.wiggy.net/ It is hard to make things simple.