> > That was it! 'rpm-python' was not installed. A quick 'urpmi rpm-python' and > it now seems I can use yum. Thanks! so a couple of interesting points. 1. you can't use the yum 1.0.1 rpm on the website. You'll have to rebuild from the src.rpm b/c of the python version change. 2. 1.0.1 should be a bit better than 0.94 in a variety of ways, worth grabbing. glad it's working for you. good luck. -sv