>I don't think yum should have any problems removing packages even if they were >manually installed with the rpm-command. "yum remove openoffice" > I'm pretty sure I tried that, but there's always the chance that I messed up the syntax somehow. Next time I'll pay more attention to the steps I take to see if it's possible to remove a package using yum the way you say. I mean, I believe you, but I was pretty sure I was following the proper procedures and it didn't fly for some reason. No way to tell this time round, though. Dave