gotcha... and thanks.

i had to use a crowbar (xterm as root) to get libxpm4 and your xword to install without complaint, but I have managed to get xkbd and xword both installed on my n800 (mind you, all without direct connectivity [there's no accessible wireless here], to boot!), so I'll play around with it (...some more. qwerty12 had, as he mentioned, previously compiled up the package and kindly sent it to me, but I only gave it a very rough once-over.)

anyway... on to the NYT puzzle page for a couple .puz files. thanks, again.