Hi Fabio, > Editing /usr/lib/debootstrap/script/[sarge|sid] and remove > aptitude from inside should make the trick since afaik it is > not an essential pkg but just a plus in the base system.
That's what i tried first, but that alone didn't work as base-config couldn't get configured without aptitude. Updating woody worked OK though (as base-config just went into "held-back" state and the old woody version without aptitude dependency got used instead). Currently building sid... --jochen
