Hi, I'd really like to see these two features in easy_install which I can't find right now: 1 - coexist with the operating system/recognize packages which are installed via operating system means 2 - remove packages Currently, when I want to easy_install a package, it starts downloading all sorts of stuff from PYPI although I have already similar (the same - maybe other versions) packages in my system which I installed via the operating system's package manager. I'd really like to not have to manually inspect a prospective package to then manually download and install all dependencies via the package manager, and then to proceed to easy_install -N the offending package, but instead have this process automated. I'd also be able to say something like easy_install -r package to remove such a package, but only if I installed it via easy_install in the first place, leaving operating system installed packages alone. I'm mostly using easy_install on Debian/Linux (Etch), but other platforms (OpenBSD, maybe Solaris) are relevant for me, too. Thanks for listening! Best, --Toni++