> In other words, how do I just get gnome (and its dependents) without > messing up my hamm system and/or what dselect looks for in the future?
> Add the new source line in /etc/apt/sources.list, but leave the hamm one > there as well. Even easier -- Gnome has its own Debian site that contains *only* the Gnome packages. Add this line to /etc/apt/sources.list: deb ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/debian dists/released/ This will accomplish your immediate goal. In more general terms, though, my approach has been to have a /debian/local directory on my hamm system, and throw any slink packages I want in there. I then have a line in my sources.list like so: deb file:/debian local/ Then, before firing up dselect, I build a Packages file for my local stuff: cd /debian dpkg-scanpackages local /dev/null | gzip >local/Packages.gz Once in dselect, remember to run [U]pdate... Jim Russell Cryptographic Engineer LockStar, Inc.
