what does it mean when you do an apt-get install but to install the package you want it wants to also remove 1155 other items? Is that another indication it needs to do a dist-upgrade? I'm trying to install the koffice suite. I'm sure this is what the extra packages cd is except I';'m not sure how to..... hmmmm..... YESSSSS! I can use the cd-roms with synaptic! Cool.