Hi, SuSErs Please, am having some problems, and will appreciate help :- _________________________________________ re: http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm 1) The SuSE instructions for Apt, tell me to make a file named "/etc/apt/source.list" BUT from the Debian file extracted in the RPM , guess the file maybe called "/etc/apt/sources.list" ? ............................................................. 2) am getting error message :- " E: Malformed line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse) " This is my /etc/apt/sources.list :- # created by aptate rpm ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt SuSE/8.0-i386 ximian security base update kde gnome mozilla extra usr-local-bin rpm-src ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt SuSE/8.0-i386 ximian security base update kde gnome mozilla extra usr-local-bin # created by aptate rpm ftp://ftp.funktronics.ca/pub/rpm/apt SuSE/8.0-i386 funktronics rpm-src ftp://ftp.funktronics.ca/pub/rpm/apt SuSE/8.0-i386 funktronics ......................................... 3) having been warned against EVER connecting to the Internet, as Root . . . Is it OK to use wvdial as root, to connect to the Internet, and, then, as Root, to execute <apt-get update> Thank you best wishes richard ____________ sent on Linux ____________