> > I have tried to convey in the past the need to NOT use non CentOS > repos ... or to greatly restrict what these repos can update on a CentOS > machine I'm on board with that. But when I wanted to install Quanta, I was given advice on this list that the KDE repos necessary to get it were safe. I'm not pointing fingers, just saying that I'm in a bit of a swirling vortex of advice, and it doesn't always line up. And I don't have the skills to to discern which side of advice that conflicts that I should follow. If I want to install something like Quanta, or any other software that isn't in Dag or the official CentOS repos, then I might as well just consider it not available? Dave