On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 04:58:37PM -0500, Karl Bongers wrote: > So I'd like to load an older distro and then do selective upgrades, > trying to avoid too much GUI bloat that cloggs the arteries. > Not sure if Debian is the solution, but its worth a look. Debian has a nice tool called deborphan that helps you determine which libraries and other packages you don't really need. Package: deborphan Description: Find orphaned libraries. deborphan finds "orphaned" packages on your system. It determines which packages have no other packages depending on their installation, and shows you a list of these packages. It is most useful when finding libraries, but it can be used on packages in all sections. Nate