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...--------------- snip snip snip #!/bin/sh apt-cache search '^r-' \ | egrep -v -i '(biology|genetic|map|odbc|sql)' \ | awk '/^r\-/ {print $1}' \ | xargs apt-get install --yes # ---------------------- snip snip snip In order to run it, I say: # apt-get update && takeallR.sh -- Ajay Shah Consultant ajayshah at mayin.org Department of Economic Affairs http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah Ministry of Finance, New Delhi