get new version from: http://packages.qa.debian.org/m/mpack.html mpack_1.6.orig.tar.gz ---> tar -xzf ---> mpack-1.6/ mpack_1.6-4.diff.gz mpack_1.6-4.dsc and apply patch 'mpack_1.6-4.diff' to original dir: mpack-1.6/ > cd mpack-1.6 > patch < ../mpack_1.6-4.diff patching file unixpk.c patching file encode.c patching file codes.c patching file magic.c patching file unixos.c patching file xmalloc.c patching file unixunpk.c patching file decode.c patching file uudecode.c patching file part.c patching file md5.h patching file README.unix patching file mkreadme.pl patching file unixpk.man patching file unixunpk.man patching file watch patching file changelog patching file control > cd .. ; mv mpack-1.6 mpack-1.6-4