> It is very rare IME for the solution to a broken Debian system to be > `install everything again'. Usually running `dpkg --install' on the > right .deb files will fix it. In this case, > dpkg --install dpkg-1.0.5.deb > dpkg --install xbase-*.deb > Ian. > (PS: I said this earlier to just debian-user, but you didn't seem to > see it.)
Thanks, Ian! I tried it with the newer dpkg utility and everything went fine! Sorry for my late answer, but I was away from my office for a few days... :-) Thanks again! Roman -- Roman Schneider Tel. +49-621-1581-403 Institut fuer deutsche Sprache Fax. +49-621-1581-200 R 5, 6-13 D-68161 Mannheim/Germany E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

