Problem with Adept updates

[Donn]

> Since this has been going on for afew days now, I am thinking it is
> probably a problem with something breaking a package. How do I figure
> out and fix the problem?

Hi - You definitely need more info about the problem. Open Konsole and try:
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude upgrade
Answer "N" (for No) to all the questions it will ask - you don't want to 
commit to any course of action until you get the picture! Look through 
the errors that it produces, it will get you much closer to the source 
of the issue. Post 'em here, I'm sure some of the boffins will help ya ;)

hth,
/d