> Are you running a 2.4.X linux kernel maybe? The texlive linux binaries > only work for 2.6 kernels No, I'm using a 2.6 kernel: $ uname -a Linux swift 2.6.23.1 #13 SMP PREEMPT Fri Apr 18 09:14:05 CEST 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- Fabrice DELENTE