Switched: Freebsd would load on my brand new server (ethernet card problem), nor an older server I was doing for a client. Fedora - why?: I like living a little on the edge, and it was suggested to me by someone who is currently using it, and finds that it meets their needs (which are more than my needs, in terms of usage and load). David wrote: I'm wondering why did you switch, and why did you decide to use a work in progress rather than a "productoin" reliease like RH9? The basic answer to you problem is rpm -i file.rpm. Or from gnome/kke menu try add/delete programs/applications. David