> did you then try continuing the download with: > > wget --continue http://altruistic.lbl.gov/mirrors/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texlive-base/texlive-latex-base_2007-10_all.deb Yes, I gave up after 24 re-connections. Anyway, I asked a friend to download it at home and it seems to work just fine. Probably my proxy. cheers, maning >