I've hesitated to post this question until I read all I could find - done. Btw - I have to use a proxy server to reach www dot scribus dot net from where I live - P.R.China :/ How do you just update your current cvs? What I have done is -> ~/Scribus/CVSROOT$ cvs update cvs server: Updating . cvs server: Updating Emptydir and returns to a prompt Thanks, Bruce