well my /usr/bin directory got deleted. luckily I had access to another Debian box that was very similar and an nfs mount so I was able to tar up the /usr/bin directory on the good system and recover it on the broken system. I know the good system didn't have some packages that the now somewhat fixed system had but I don't know of a dpkg/apt command that can verify that packages are installed correctly. does anyone know of such a command? thanks -- Bill Warner --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss