In synaptic, your able to see/view packages, as part of the repository that your connecting to, that are not installed on your system. You may then select those and add them. On up2date, you can only update packages already installed, but no way to view what you don't have already. I know add/remove packages allows you to do this, but only for CD of the core distro? Or can it do what I am referring to already? And if not, any chance it's been thought over to add this functionality to up2date GUI? -- Mike Chambers Madisonville, KY "Do you hear me now?....GOOD!"