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Well, thanks to rivenathos, I am now aware that it is necessary in synaptic to check "Prefer versions from: lenny-backports" under Settings -> Preferences -> Distribution, to make everything 3.0.1. I probably don't need to wory about "public key is not available" error. Thanks fo...

Thanks mike102282 . . . I did not realize that all packages were there on my first to the the backport site. Your post got me to look again a little closer! But . . . When I bring in the list of packages into synaptic, I get this error: W: GPG error: http://www.backports.org lenny-backports Release:...

I saw in a Post (by TonyT » 2009-06-01 01:49) in the forum group that you can just get the 3.0 Debian install package from the OOo site and then . . . Unpack the download in /usr/src, then as root, cd to the DEBS dir and do: dpkg -i *.* Then cd to desktop-integration and do: dpkg -i *.* That seems r...

Well, thanks all for your numerous and nice replies. I must say the two things that do make Linux - and Debian in particular - very attractive to me are 1) The cooperative approach, which this forum seems to reinforce 2) That it requires aquiring a deep and serious understanding of what you are doin...

A few weeks ago I decided I was fed up enough with my Window$ PC setup to give the latest and great sounding Lenny a chance to do everything I need, and now do in XP. I still think I will eventually succeed, but am surprised at some obstacles I encountered, and am wondering if I messed up somewhere ...