diff -u checkinstall-1.5.3/checkinstall checkinstall-1.5.3/checkinstall
--- checkinstall-1.5.3/checkinstall
+++ checkinstall-1.5.3/checkinstall
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@
 
 # Verify that we have the "installpkg" command in our path
 
-INSTALLPKG_PATH=`which installpkg 2> /dev/null`
+INSTALLPKG_PATH=`/usr/bin/which installpkg 2> /dev/null`
 
 if ! [ -x "$INSTALLPKG_PATH" ]; then
    echo
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@
 
 # Verify that we have the rpm command in our path
 
-RPM_PATH=`which rpm 2> /dev/null`
+RPM_PATH=`/usr/bin/which rpm 2> /dev/null`
 
 if ! [ -x "$RPM_PATH" ]; then
    echo
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@
 
 # Verify that we have the dpkg command in our path
 
-DPKG_PATH=`which dpkg 2> /dev/null`
+DPKG_PATH=`/usr/bin/which dpkg 2> /dev/null`
 
 if ! [ -x "$DPKG_PATH" ]; then
    echo
diff -u checkinstall-1.5.3/debian/changelog checkinstall-1.5.3/debian/changelog
--- checkinstall-1.5.3/debian/changelog
+++ checkinstall-1.5.3/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+checkinstall (1.5.3-3ubuntu2) dapper; urgency=low
+
+  * changed `which ...` -> `/usr/bin/which ...` (closes Malone #4423)
+
+ -- Emmet Hikory <emmet.hikory@gmail.com>  Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:36:17 +0900
+
 checkinstall (1.5.3-3ubuntu1) dapper; urgency=low
 
   * debian/control: