On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 21:35 +0200, Jeremy Thompson wrote: > # yum --exclude evolution\* update There should be an equals sign between exclude and the package name (see the yum man file). e.g. yum --exclude=evolution\* update I don't know about the need for escaping the wildcard, though. I've not tried that sort of thing. I wouldn't have thought it necessary, as you're not listing local files, you're providing a package name to the program. -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.