PS>> Why does this happen? BW = Bruno Wolff III BW> One reason is because of missing 'obsoletes' definitions. PS>> What should I do about it? BW> package-cleanup --orphans BW> (from yum-utils) will tell you about rpm packages BW> that are installed that aren't in any of your BW> current repositories. Unless these are packages BW> you have added manually, you probably want to BW> remove them. BW> package-cleanup --help BW> will tell you other things that it does. It is a BW> very handy program to have when a yum upgrade goes BW> awry. Thanks Bruno, That was very helpful. Pete