but what about the rpm db? you skipped rpm .... Bob Raymond wrote: >>rm -r /etc/X11 >>rm -r /usr/X11R6 >>rm /etc/XF86Config* >> >> -- Swiftly. Silently. Invisibly. .~. In Linux we trust. / v \ news://news.hkpcug.org /( _ )\ http://www.linux-sxs.org ^ ^