I have 1 unconfirmed report that doing an apt-get dist-upgrade to RH 8.0 when running apt-0.3.19cnc55-realtime.xx will cause your system hang. The work-around for this person was to upgrade to apt-0.5.4cnc7-fr1. I've been following the development of 0.5.4 and Conectiva still lists it as experiemental and there have been several issues with it. If you'd like to research the issues yourself and judge their impact: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/pipermail/apt-rpm/ I was told it's apt-0.5.4 for RH 8.0 or nothing. So, it's your call. -- Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.mn-linux.org, Minnesota, Linux | Fax : (952)943-8500 http://www.tcwug.org, Minnesota, Wireless | Coding isn't a crime. Key fingerprint = AB15 0BDF BCDE 4369 5B42 1973 7CF1 A709 2CC1 B288