Many have noticed that the Debian 0.91 UUCP package was missing many important utilities. This was apparently due to an error in the packaging process. The archive `uucp-fix.tar.gz' (a slightly-modified archive of the Slackware UUCP package) should be in much better shape than the UUCP package that came with Debian 0.91. To install it, first remove the Debian 0.91 UUCP package: # dpkg --remove uucp Then, cd to / and untar the archive: # tar xzpvf uucp-fix.tar.gz UUCP is highly dependent on being installed with the correct permissions and ownerships. It may be worth your time to check them after installation. The list below is how they should look. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1024 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1773 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/README -r--r--r-- 1 root root 8190 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/Readme.chat-script -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2041 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/Readme.time-strings -rw------- 1 uucp uucp 863 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/call -rw-r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 3547 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/config -rw-r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 2764 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/dial -rw-r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 16298 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/port -rw-r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 2981 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/sys -rw-r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 9 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/uusnap.systems drwxr-xr-x 2 uucp uucp 1024 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/xchat -r--r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 1947 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/xchat/Dial.Hayes -r--r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 1329 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/xchat/Hangup.Hayes -r--r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 3158 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/xchat/Login.LAT -r--r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 3036 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/xchat/Login.PortSel -r--r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 2126 Mar 29 22:46 /etc/uucp/xchat/Login.VMS -rws--x--x 1 uucp uucp 103428 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/bin/cu -rws--x--x 1 uucp uucp 70660 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/bin/uucp -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp uucp 50180 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/bin/uulog -rws--x--x 1 uucp uucp 33796 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/bin/uuname -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp uucp 54276 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/bin/uupick -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp uucp 13316 Mar 29 20:49 /usr/bin/uurate -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp uucp 900 Jan 8 12:33 /usr/bin/uuspeed -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp uucp 9220 Mar 29 20:49 /usr/bin/uusnap -rws--x--x 1 uucp uucp 78852 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/bin/uustat -rw-r--r-- 1 uucp uucp 5503 Jan 8 13:21 /usr/bin/uutraf -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp uucp 957 Jan 8 13:21 /usr/bin/uutry -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp uucp 490 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/bin/uuto -rws--x--x 1 uucp uucp 70660 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/bin/uux -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp uucp 17412 Mar 29 20:50 /usr/bin/xchat -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1341 Jan 23 06:01 /usr/info/uucp.gz -r--r--r-- 1 root root 15717 Jan 23 06:01 /usr/info/uucp-1.gz -r--r--r-- 1 root root 15035 Jan 23 06:01 /usr/info/uucp-2.gz -r--r--r-- 1 root root 14650 Jan 23 06:01 /usr/info/uucp-3.gz -r--r--r-- 1 root root 13669 Jan 23 06:01 /usr/info/uucp-4.gz -r--r--r-- 1 root root 6269 Jan 23 06:01 /usr/info/uucp-5.gz -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp root 58372 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/lib/uucp/uuchk -r-sr-xr-x 1 uucp root 181252 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/lib/uucp/uucico -rwxr-xr-x 1 uucp root 66564 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/lib/uucp/uuconv -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 300 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/lib/uucp/uusched -r-sr-xr-x 1 uucp root 78852 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/lib/uucp/uuxqt -r-xr-x--- 1 root root 977 Jan 8 12:36 /usr/lib/uucp/uuclean drwxr-xr-x 2 uucp uucp 1024 Mar 31 22:49 /var/spool/uucp drwxrwxrwt 2 uucp uucp 1024 Mar 17 01:34 /var/spool/uucppublic -r--r--r-- 1 root man 7191 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/man/man1/cu.1 -r--r--r-- 1 root man 4605 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/man/man1/uucp.1 -r--r--r-- 1 root man 9069 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/man/man1/uustat.1 -r--r--r-- 1 root man 6048 Jan 8 12:18 /usr/man/man1/uurate.1 -r--r--r-- 1 root man 6805 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/man/man1/uux.1 -r--r--r-- 1 root man 6048 Jan 8 12:18 /usr/man/man1/uurate.1 -r--r--r-- 1 root man 5447 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/man/man8/uucico.8 -r--r--r-- 1 root man 2192 Jan 25 13:11 /usr/man/man8/uuxqt.8 -r--r--r-- 1 root man 17938 Jan 8 13:31 /usr/man/man8/xchat.8