Perhaps the hex-encoded parameters will fix the debbie problems, so I'll test-drive things over the next few days. Stay with the known-safe "sudo debian hilda" until I've done some testing and assured myself that the parameters are being passed correctly.

I want to get this working smoothly, I want to make a nice video showing off how cool our packages work together... Got a Word document as an e-mail attachment? No problem, just click on it and read it in OpenOffice!