On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 00:56:45 -0500, chris clarke wrote: > Sorry to bug you with what I'm sure is a newbie question but what is > the difference between these two files? > > lame-3.93.1-0.fdr.8.0.94 Provided that you really downloaded that package from fedora.us or one of its mirror servers, the ".fdr" indicates, it's the "LAME" mp3 codec software version 3.93.1 in fedora.us package release 8 built for Fedora Core release 0.94 (Test 2). > lame-3.93.1-0.lvn.8.1 This is the same software from http://rpm.livna.org (or a mirror) built for Fedora Core 1. Fedora.us no longer provides packages with patenting or licencing issues, so installing the one from rpm.livna.org is the right way to go. --