> BTW, my method would be to change /etc/apt/apt.conf and apt-get update to > Woody, install apache, and then change apt.conf back to "stable" and apt-get > update things back. It will not work. Potato and Woody are not similar enough. Woody libs being newer is the main concern. What you should do is add a deb-src line (same as a deb line, only start it with deb-src.) for woody, apt-get update, etc. Install the dev libs needed to build apache, then, as a normal user... [zibby at longshot:~/src]#apt-get source apache This will download and extract the Debian source packages. Next: [zibby at longshot:~/src]#cd apache-1.3.20-1.1 [zibby at longshot:~/src/apache-1.3.20-1.1]#debian/rules binary This will start the build process. Apache will compile, and debs will be build. You may find it helpful to ./configure before doing the debian/rules binary, as configure should tell you if you're missing anything. (You'll most likely miss things if you just do the debian/rules binary) If it all out fails, just try a plain source instalation into /usr/local. Or check the version of apache in progeny. Or you can bite the bullet and run woody. :) Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://www.ringworld.org "We can learn much more from wise words, little from wisecracks and less from wise guys." --William Arthur Ward