I just did a dist-upgrade on testing (it was a testing machine before, I just did a dist-upgrade to .....well, I'm tough).
Kword now sporadically hides lines of text, usually as a result of hitting the backspace key. Linefeeds jump to the beginning of the next page. It is unusable. :-( I have included the output of dpkg -l to waste bandwidth. :-) Any help appreciated. Thanks hunter Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii abbrowser 2.1-final-0.po Address book reader ii adduser 3.32 Add and remove users and groups to resp. fro ii ae 962-26 Anthony's Editor -- a tiny full-screen edito ii apt 0.3.19 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii ark 2.1-final-0.po An archiver for KDE ii at 3.1.8-10 Delayed job execution and batch processing ii base-config 0.32 Debian base configuration package ii base-files 2.2.6 Debian base system miscellaneous files ii base-passwd 3.2.0 Debian Base System Password/Group Files ii bash 2.04-9 The GNU Bourne Again SHell ii bc 1.06-1 The GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator la ii bin86 0.15.4-1 16-bit assembler and loader ii binutils 2.9.5.0.37-1 The GNU assembler, linker and binary utiliti ii bison 1.28-5 A parser generator that is compatible with Y ii bsdmainutils 5.20010126-3 More utilities from FreeBSD. ii bsdutils 2.10s-2 Basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite. ii bzip2 1.0.1-5 A high-quality block-sorting file compressor ii console-data 1999.08.29-11. Keymaps, fonts, charset maps, fallback table ii console-tools 0.2.3-10.3 Linux console and font utilities. ii console-tools- 0.2.3-10.3 Shared libraries for Linux console and font ii cpio 2.4.2-36 GNU cpio -- a program to manage archives of ii cpp 2.95.3-5 The GNU C preprocessor. ii cpp-2.95 2.95.3-4 The GNU C preprocessor. ii cron 3.0pl1-65 management of regular background processing ii debconf 0.2.80.17 Debian configuration management system rc debconf-tiny 0.2.80.17 Tiny subset of debconf for the base system ii debianutils 1.15 Miscellaneous utilities specific to Debian. ii dialog 0.9a-20010115- Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from she ii diff 2.7-23 File comparison utilities ii doc-debian 2.2.2 Debian Project documentation, Debian FAQ and ii doc-linux-text 2000.09-1 Linux HOWTOs, mini-HOWTOs, and FAQs in ASCII ii dosfstools 2.6-1 Utilities to create and check MS-DOS FAT fil ii dpkg 1.8.3.1 Package maintenance system for Debian ii dpkg-perl 0.1-5 Perl interface modules for dpkg ii e2fsprogs 1.19-3 The EXT2 file system utilities and libraries ii elvis-tiny 1.4-13 Tiny vi compatible editor for the base syste ii emacsen-common 1.4.12 Common facilities for all emacsen. ii exim 3.12-10 Exim Mailer ii fbset 2.1-6 Framebuffer device maintenance program. ii fdflush 1.0.1-5 A disk-flushing program. ii fdutils 5.3-3 Linux floppy utilities ii file 3.33-4 Determines file type using "magic" numbers ii fileutils 4.0.37-1 GNU file management utilities. ii findutils 4.1.6-2 utilities for finding files--find, xargs, an ii flex 2.5.4a-9 A fast lexical analyzer generator. ii freetype2 1.4-1 FreeType 1, The FREE TrueType Font Engine, s ii ftp 0.17-4 The FTP client. ii g++ 2.95.3-5 The GNU C++ compiler. ii g++-2.95 2.95.3-4 The GNU C++ compiler. ii gcc 2.95.3-5 The GNU C compiler. ii gcc-2.95 2.95.3-4 The GNU C compiler. ii gdb 4.18.19990928- The GNU Debugger ii gettext-base 0.10.35-17 GNU Internationalization utilities for the b ii grep 2.4.2-1 GNU grep, egrep and fgrep. ii groff 1.16-3.3 GNU troff text-formatting system. ii gs 5.10-10.1 Postscript interpreter with X11 and svgalib ii gzip 1.2.4-33 The GNU compression utility. ii host 19990701-1 Utility for Querying DNS Servers ii hostname 2.07 A utility to set/show the host name or domai ii iamerican 3.1.20-15 An American English dictionary for ispell. ii ibritish 3.1.20-15 A British English dictionary for ispell. ii ifupdown 0.6.4-3 High level tools to configure network interf ii info 4.0-5 Standalone GNU Info documentation browser ii ipchains 1.3.9-1 Network firewalling for Linux 2.2.x ii ipmasqadm 0.4.2-1 Utility for configuring extra masquerading f ii isapnptools 1.23-0.3 ISA Plug-And-Play configuration utilities. ii ispell 3.1.20-15 International Ispell (an interactive spellin ii kab 2.1-final-0.po An addressbook for KDE ii karm 2.1-final-0.po A time tracker for KDE ii kcalc 2.1-final-0.po A calculator for KDE ii kcharselect 2.1-final-0.po A Character set selector for KDE ii kchart 2.1-cvs2001021 KDE Office Suite - KChart ii kcron 2.1-final-0.po Crontab editor for KDE ii kdebase 2.1.0-0.potato KDE core applications ii kdebase-doc 2.1.0-0.potato Documentation for Applications in kdebase ii kdebase-libs 2.1.0-0.potato KDE libraries amd modules for kdebase ii kdelibs3 2.1.0-0.potato KDE core libraries (runtime files) ii kdepasswd 2.1-final-0.po A Password changer frontend for KDE ii kdepim-libs 2.1-final-0.po KDE libraries amd modules for kdepim ii kdewallpapers 2.1.0-0.potato Some wallpapers for KDE ii kdm 2.1.0-0.potato The K Desktop Manager ii kedit 2.1-final-0.po A simple text editor for KDE ii kernel-source- 2.2.18-1 Linux kernel source for version 2.2.18 ii keystone 2.1-final-0.po Virtual Network Computer Client for KDE ii kfind 2.1-final-0.po A KDE based file finder ii kfloppy 2.1-final-0.po A floppy disk formater frontend ii kghostview 2.1-final-0.po PostScript viewer for KDE. ii khexedit 2.1-final-0.po A hex editor for KDE ii killustrator 2.1-cvs2001021 KDE Office Suite - KIllustrator ii kit 2.1-final-0.po AOL Instant messanger frontend for KDE ii kivio 2.1-cvs2001021 KDE Office Suite - Kivio ii kjots 2.1-final-0.po A small note taker program for KDE ii kmail 2.1-final-0.po Mail Client based on QT and KDE ii knode 2.1-final-0.po News reader for KDE ii knotes 2.1-final-0.po Sticky notes for KDE ii koffice-libs 2.1-cvs2001021 KDE Office Suite (Common libraries and binar ii konqueror 2.1.0-0.potato KDE's advanced File Manager, Web Browser and ii konsole 2.1.0-0.potato X terminal emulation for KDE ii korganizer 2.1-final-0.po Personal organizer based on QT and KDE ii korn 2.1-final-0.po Mail notifier for KDE ii koshell 2.1-cvs2001021 KDE Office Workspace ii kpackage 2.1-final-0.po Software package tool for KDE ii kpm 2.1-final-0.po Process manager for KDE ii kpresenter 2.1-cvs2001021 KDE Office Suite - KPresenter ii ksirc 2.1-final-0.po IRC Client based on QT and KDE ii kspread 2.1-cvs2001021 KDE Office Suite - KSpread ii ksysctrl 2.1-final-0.po Hardware configuration tool for KDE ii ksysv 2.1-final-0.po SysV-style init configuration editor ii ktalkd 2.1-final-0.po Talk daemon for KDE ii ktimemon 2.1-final-0.po small but nifty system monitor ii kuser 2.1-final-0.po A user/group administration tool for KDE ii kview 2.1-final-0.po A simple image viewer/converter for KDE. ii kword 2.1-cvs2001021 KDE Office Suite - KWord ii ldso 1.9.11-9 The Linux dynamic linker, library and utilit ii less 358-6 A file pager program, similar to more(1) ii lesstif1 0.89.4-3 OSF/Motif implementation released under LGPL ii libarts 2.1.0-0.potato aRts Sound system ii libaudiofile0 0.1.9-0.1 The Audiofile Library ii libbz2 0.9.5d-4 A high-quality block-sorting file compressor ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.1-5 A high-quality block-sorting file compressor ii libc6 2.2.2-1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone ii libc6-dev 2.2.2-1 GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Hea ii libcdparanoia0 3a9.7-2 Shared libraries for cdparanoia (runtime lib ii libcompfaceg1 1989.11.11-17. Compress/decompress images for mailheaders, ii libdb2 2.7.7-2.2 The Berkeley database routines (run-time fil ii libfreetype6 2.0.1-1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files ii libgdbmg1 1.7.3-27 GNU dbm database routines (runtime version). ii libggi2 1.99.2.0b2.1-2 General Graphics Interface runtime libraries ii libgii0 0.6-1.1 General Input Interface runtime libraries ii libgmp3 3.1.1-1 Multiprecision arithmetic library ii libgmp3-dev 3.1.1-1 Multiprecision arithmetic library developers ii libident 0.22-2 simple RFC1413 client library - runtime ii libjpeg62 6b-1.2 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG runtime li ii libkmid 2.1.0-0.potato aRts Sound system (midi support libraries) ii libkonq3 2.1.0-0.potato Core libraries for KDE's file manager ii liblcms 1.07-1 Color management library ii libldap2 2.0.7-0.potato OpenLDAP libraries. ii liblockfile1 1.01 Shared library with NFS-safe locking functio ii libmimelib1 2.1-final-0.po mime libraries needed for some KDE applicati ii libminimagick5 2.1-final-0.po Mini version of ImageMagick for use with KDE ii libmng 0.9.4-2 Multiple-image Network Graphics library ii libmng1 1.0.0-0.potato Multiple-image Network Graphics library ii libncurses4 4.2-9 Shared libraries for terminal handling ii libncurses5 5.0-8 Shared libraries for terminal handling ii libncurses5-de 5.0-8 Developer's libraries and docs for ncurses ii libnet-perl 1.0703-4 Implementation of Internet protocols for Per ii libnet-telnet- 3.02-1 Script telnetable connections ii libnewt0 0.50.8-2 Not Erik's Windowing Toolkit - text mode win ii libopenldap-ru 1.2.11-2 OpenLDAP runtime files for obsolete libopenl ii libopenldap1 1.2.11-2 OpenLDAP libraries (obsoleted by libldap2). ii libpam-modules 0.72-9 Pluggable Authentication Modules for PAM ii libpam-runtime 0.72-9 Runtime support for the PAM library ii libpam0g 0.72-9 Pluggable Authentication Modules library ii libpaperg 1.0.4 Library for handling paper characteristics ii libpcre2 2.08-1 Philip Hazel's Perl Compatible Regular Expre ii libpcre3 3.3-5 Philip Hazel's Perl Compatible Regular Expre ii libpng2 1.0.8-1 PNG library - runtime ii libpopt0 1.5-0.1 lib for parsing cmdline parameters ii libqt2 2.3.0-beta1-0. Qt GUI Library (runtime version). ii libqt2.2 2.3.0-beta1-0. Qt GUI Library (Migration package). ii libreadline4 4.1-4 GNU readline and history libraries, run-time ii librpm1 3.0.5-5 RPM shared library ii libsasl-module 1.5.24-5 Pluggable Authentication Modules for SASL ii libsasl7 1.5.24-5 Authentication abstraction library. ii libssl09 0.9.4-5 SSL shared libraries ii libssl096 0.9.6-0.potato SSL shared libraries ii libstdc++2.10 2.95.2-14 The GNU stdc++ library ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.3-4 The GNU stdc++ library (development files) ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.3-4 The GNU stdc++ library ii libtiff3g 3.5.5-2 Tag Image File Format library ii libwrap0 7.6-7 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers library ii libxaw6 4.0.2-1 X Athena widget set library (version 6) ii libxaw7 4.0.2-1 X Athena widget set library ii lilo 21.4.3-2 LInux LOader - The Classic OS loader can loa ii locales 2.2.2-1 GNU C Library: National Language (locale) da ii login 20000902-2 System login tools ii logrotate 3.2-11 Log rotation utility ii lsof-2.2 4.48-1 List open files. ii lynx 2.8.3-1 Text-mode WWW Browser ii m4 1.4-12 a macro processing language ii mailx 8.1.1-10.3 A simple mail user agent. ii make 3.79.1-4 The GNU version of the "make" utility. ii makedev 2.3.1-51 Creates special device files in /dev. ii man-db 2.3.16-1 Display the on-line manual. ii manpages 1.34-2 Man pages about using a Linux system. ii manpages-dev 1.34-2 Linux-development man pages. ii mawk 1.3.3-5 a pattern scanning and text processing langu ii mbr 1.1.2-2 Master Boot Record for IBM-PC compatible com ii mime-support 3.10-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap', and sup ii modconf 0.2.30 Device Driver Configuration ii modutils 2.4.2-1 Linux module utilities. ii mount 2.10s-2 Tools for mounting and manipulating filesyst ii mtools 3.9.7+20001213 Tools for manipulating MSDOS files ii mutt 1.3.15-2 Text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, ii ncurses-base 5.0-8 Descriptions of common terminal types ii ncurses-bin 5.0-8 Terminal-related programs and man pages ii ncurses-term 5.0-8 Additional terminal type definitions ii net-tools 1.58-2 The NET-3 networking toolkit ii netbase 4.05 Basic TCP/IP networking system ii netkit-inetd 0.10-6 The Internet Superserver ii netkit-ping 0.10-6 The ping utility from netkit ii nfs-common 0.1.9.1-1 NFS support files common to client and serve ii passwd 20000902-2 Change and administer password and group dat ii patch 2.5.4-3 Apply a diff file to an original ii pciutils 2.1.8-2 Linux PCI Utilities (for 2.[123].x kernels) ii pcmcia-cs 3.1.22-0.1pota PCMCIA Card Services for Linux. ii perl 5.6.0-20 Larry Wall's Practical Extracting and Report ii perl-5.004-doc 5.004.05-6 Man pages and pod docs for Perl ii perl-5.005 6.1 Transitional package. ii perl-5.005-bas 6.1 Transitional package. ii perl-base 5.6.0-20 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister. ii perl-modules 5.6.0-20 Core Perl modules. ii portmap 5-1 The RPC portmapper ii ppp 2.4.0f-1 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon. ii pppconfig 2.0.5 A text menu based utility for configuring pp ii procps 2.0.7-3 The /proc file system utilities. ii psmisc 19-3 Utilities that use the proc filesystem ii pump 0.8.3-3 Simple DHCP/BOOTP client. ii python-base 1.5.2-10 An interactive object-oriented scripting lan ii python-newt 0.50.8-2 A newt module for Python. ii rcs 5.7-13 The GNU Revision Control System ii reportbug 1.14 Reports bugs in the Debian distribution. ii secpolicy 2.1-final-0.po PAM security policy configuration tool ii sed 3.02-6 The GNU sed stream editor. ii setserial 2.17-18 Controls configuration of serial ports. ii shellutils 2.0.11-2 The GNU shell programming utilities. ii slang1 1.4.1-1 The S-Lang programming library - runtime ver ii ssh 2.3.0p1-0.11 Secure rlogin/rsh/rcp replacement (OpenSSH) ii strace 4.2-4 A system call tracer. ii svgalibg1 1.4.1-2 SVGA display utilities ii sysklogd 1.3-33.1 Kernel and system logging daemons ii syslinux 1.48-2 Bootloader for Linux/i386 using MS-DOS flopp ii sysvinit 2.78-4 System-V like init. ii talk 0.17-1 Talk to another user. ii tar 1.13.19-1 GNU tar ii task-x-window- 2.3 X Window System (core components) ii tasksel 1.0-10 New task packages selector ii tcpd 7.6-7 Wietse Venema's TCP wrapper utilities ii telnet 0.17-7 The telnet client. ii tetex-lib 1.0.6-7 shared libkpathsea for teTeX ii texinfo 4.0-5 Documentation system for on-line information ii textutils 2.0-3 The GNU text file processing utilities. ii time 1.7-10 The GNU time command. ii update 2.11-3 daemon to periodically flush filesystem buff ii util-linux 2.10s-2 Miscellaneous system utilities. ii vacation 3.0 email autoresponder ii vflib2 2.25.1-4 Vector Font Library for Japanese Character C ii wenglish 2.0-1 English dictionary words for /usr/share/dict ii whiptail 0.50.8-2 Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from she ii xbase-clients 4.0.2-1 miscellaneous X clients ii xemacs21 21.1.10-4 Editor and kitchen sink ii xemacs21-bases 2000.10.23-1 Editor and kitchen sink -- compiled elisp su ii xemacs21-bin 21.1.10-4 Editor and kitchen sink -- support binaries ii xemacs21-nomul 21.1.10-4 Editor and kitchen sink -- Non-mule binary ii xemacs21-suppo 21.1.10-4 Editor and kitchen sink -- architecture inde ii xfonts-100dpi 4.0.2-1 100 dpi fonts for X ii xfonts-75dpi 4.0.2-1 75 dpi fonts for X ii xfonts-base 4.0.2-1 standard fonts for X ii xfonts-scalabl 4.0.2-1 scalable fonts for X ii xfree86-common 4.0.2-1 X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure ii xlib6g 4.0.2-1 pseudopackage providing X libraries ii xlibmesa3 4.0.2-1 XFree86 version of Mesa 3D graphics library ii xlibs 4.0.2-1 X Window System client libraries ii xserver-common 4.0.2-1 files and utilities common to all X servers ii xserver-xfree8 4.0.2-1 the XFree86 X server ii xutils 4.0.2-1 XFree86 utility programs ii xviddetect 0.3-2.1 XFree86 installation helper ii zile 1.4-1 a very small emacs-like editor ii zlib1g 1.1.3-12 compression library - runtime