On Monday May 21 2007 4:54:03 pm Tom Horsley wrote: > Which brings up the obvious question: Why are rpms included on the > distribution media which *aren't* installed if you right click everything > and select all optional packages? What is the purpose of totally invisible > rpms like that? With people talking about how much space the isos need, > why clutter them up with rpms that can only be installed if you burrow > down to the rpm directory and manually install them? Thank you , Tom. There was something ticking in the back of my brain, not quite right about all of this and you hit it on the head. That was the question of the hour to ask. Ric