# So far I I don't think that this has a major effect on apt's usability severity 188161 normal thanks
> Essential: yes > Depends: kernel-image-2.4.19+nfs-ngroups+preempt-station (= Custom.1.2), > adduser, apt, apt-utils, at, base-config, base-files, base-passwd, bash, > bc, biff, bin86, bind9-host, binutils, bison, bsdmainutils, bsdutils, > console-common, console-data, console-tools, console-tools-libs, cpio, > cpp, cpp-2.95, cpp-3.0, cron, dc, debconf, debianutils, dhcp3-client, > diff, dnsutils, doc-debian, doc-linux-text, dpkg, dpkg-dev, e2fsprogs, ed, > exim, fdutils, file, fileutils, findutils, finger, flex, ftp, g++, > g++-2.95, gcc, gcc-2.95, gcc-3.0, gcc-3.0-base, gdb, gettext-base, gnupg, > gnupg-doc, grep, groff-base, gzip, hostname, iamerican, ibritish, > ifupdown, info, ipchains, ipmasqadm, iptables, ispell, klogd, less, libc6, > libc6-dev, libcap1, libdb2, libdb3, libdns5, libgcc1, libgdbmg1, libident, > libisc4, libldap2, liblockfile1, liblwres1, libncurses5, libnewt0, > libnss-db, libpam-modules, libpam-runtime, libpam0g, libpcap0, libpcre3, > libperl5.6, libpng2, libpopt0, libreadline4, libsasl7, libssl0.9.6, > libstdc++2.10-dev, libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2, libstdc++3, libwrap0, lilo, > locales, login, logrotate, lsof, lynx, m4, mailx, make, makedev, man-db, > manpages, manpages-dev, mawk, mbr, mime-support, modconf, modutils, mount, > mpack, mtools, mtr, mutt, nano, ncurses-base, ncurses-bin, ncurses-term, > net-tools, netbase, netkit-inetd, netkit-ping, nfs-common, nvi, passwd, > patch, pciutils, perl, perl-base, perl-modules, pidentd, portmap, ppp, > pppconfig, pppoe, pppoeconf, procmail, procps, psmisc, python, > python-newt, python2.1, rcs, reportbug, sed, setserial, sharutils, > shellutils, slang1, ssh, strace, sysklogd, syslinux, sysvinit, tar, > tasksel, tcpd, tcsh, telnet, texinfo, textutils, time, util-linux, > util-linux-locales, vacation, wenglish, whiptail, whois, zlib1g, > x-window-system, kde, gpm, tree This is definitely a little weird. Why do you have so many dependencies on essential packages? Can you try removing all of the essential packages from this list? e.g., base-files, base-passwd, bash, debianutils, dpkg, etc. This will at least clean things up and perhaps make it easier to see what is happening, and I suppose it might affect the problem as well and help to narrow it down. Especially when you turn on some debugging to find out what is happening. If the problem is still there when you remove the essential packages, remove things one by one until you find a smaller set of packages which exhibits the problem. -- - mdz
