Howard> I'll move to Debian if accomplishing updates/ upgrades is simpler and Howard> more reliable.
As one who only recently came from RH 5.2 to Debian slink->potato, the problems you mentioned don't happen with apt-get. The install process is relatively similar. I installed the base and then installed individual packages as needed. As a result, I probably haven't pushed the envelope but AFAICS apt-get beats rpm, hands down. Jord -- Jordan Howarth mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences Ph: (07) 3214 2465 Fax: (07) 3214 2480