I tried to perform the updates suggested in Eric Raymond's recent Fedora Multimedia How-to and this is what happened. I don't understand what is going on here. Anyone? Dave [root@localhost dave]# up2date flash-plugin xmms-mp3 xine totem mozilla-j2re mozilla-acroread Fetching package list for channel: fedora-core-1... Fetching http://fedora.redhat.com/releases/fedora-core-1/headers/header.info... ######################################## Fetching package list for channel: updates-released... Fetching http://fedora.redhat.com/updates/released/fedora-core-1/headers/header.info... ######################################## Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: fedora-core-1... Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: updates-released... Fetching rpm headers... Name Version Rel ---------------------------------------------------------- The following packages you requested were not found: flash-plugin xmms-mp3 xine totem mozilla-j2re mozilla-acroread [root@localhost dave]# yum update Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Base Server: Fedora Core 1 Dag Wieers' repository Server: Macromedia flash-plugin site Server: Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (stable) Server: Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (testing) Server: Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (unstable) Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Released Updates Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers Resolving dependencies .....identical dependency loop exceeded package xmms-mp3 needs xmms = 1.2.7 (not provided) [root@localhost dave]# -- Patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings