My thanks to those who helped with my bash problem. Here is my only other real problem.
apt-get used to work, but now all I get is: elm# apt-get upgrade Updating package status cache...done Checking system integrity...ok 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. elm# This happens every time, regardless of whether I point apt at a web site or at my local mirror. I am running slink and kernel 2.1.130 with the following package versions: +++-===============-==============-============================================ ii apt 0.1.9 Front-End for dpkg ii dpkg 1.4.0.31 Package maintenance system for Debian ii libc6 2.0.7u-6 The GNU C library version 2 (run-time ii libstdc++2.8 2.90.29-2 The GNU stdc++ library (old egcs ii libstdc++2.9 2.91.59-2 The GNU stdc++ library (egcs version) ii libstdc++2.9-de 2.91.58-3 The GNU stdc++ library (development Dselect works just fine for all methods except apt. I have missed something, but what? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perth, Western Australia voice +61 8 9316 2486 32.0125S 115.8445E vk6lj Debian Linux =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=