On Tue, 2004-08-10 at 15:09, Michael Mallete wrote: > i tried executing this: rpm -U kernel-smp Eeeek! rpm -U is for *Upgrade* NOT uninstall. You're lucky that that did just give you an error, otherwise it would have removed your existing kernel and replaced it with the one you don't want. rpm -e (Erase) is for uninstalling a package. Best, Darren -- ===================================================================== D. D. Brierton darren@xxxxxxxxxxx www.dzr-web.com Trying is the first step towards failure (Homer Simpson) =====================================================================