Hi, > So... any success reports, on either x86 or x86-64? yes. For example, I wrote this guide http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Instalar_Grass_6.4_e_QGis_1.0_em_Ubuntu_8.10_(com_ECW_e_MrSID) in Portuguese. The steps are pretty self-explanatory but if something is not clear drop me a line. take care -- Giovanni --