I have updated the package nebka:~# lynx -source http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2008/04/28/debian/pool/main/m/mysql-dfsg-... > libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-5_i386.deb nebka:~# dpkg -i libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-5_i386.deb Selecting previously deselected package libmysqlclient15-dev. (Reading database ... 40107 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libmysqlclient15-dev (from libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-5_i386.deb) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libmysqlclient15-dev: libmysqlclient15-dev depends on zlib1g-dev; however: Package zlib1g-dev is not installed. dpkg: error processing libmysqlclient15-dev (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while processing: libmysqlclient15-dev nebka:~# dselect Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: zlib1g-dev The following packages will be upgraded: libmysqlclient15-dev 1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 7354kB of archives. After this operation, 319kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://debian.uchicago.edu stable/main zlib1g-dev 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 [157kB] Get:2 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main libmysqlclient15-dev 5.0.51a-24+lenny1 [7198kB] Fetched 7354kB in 1s (6226kB/s) (Reading database ... 40200 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking zlib1g-dev (from .../zlib1g-dev_1%3a1.2.3.3.dfsg-12_i386.deb) ... Preparing to replace libmysqlclient15-dev 5.0.51a-5 (using .../libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libmysqlclient15-dev ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up zlib1g-dev (1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12) ... Setting up libmysqlclient15-dev (5.0.51a-24+lenny1) ... Do you want to erase any previously downloaded .deb files? [Y/n] Press enter to continue. Cheers, Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel RePEc:per:1965-06-05:thomas_krichel skype: thomaskrichel