>>>>> "robin" == robin fell <robin.fell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: robin> I'm currently considering a change of distro too - I spend robin> too long on admin issues, and not enough time robin> hacking/recording. Debian looks interesting, but i need to robin> find out how robust the underlying dB is first... I had the same problems as you did with RPM's, and have had no similar issues with the Debian tools. I did have what looked like a db problem after a massive update once, but running fsck on my root disk turned out to completely fix it. -- Laura (mailto:lconrad@xxxxxxxxxxxx , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (501) 641-5011 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139