> ok well yum did not have any updates to fix my artsd run away issue that i > still really really need help with but it did undo my nVidia drivers my > mplayer install and my xmms install with mp3 player support ok i am not to > good at installing none rpm stuff for the most part i dont care to mess > with > it but there are a few things like americas army and planeshfit that i > took > the time to learn how to install but now after running yum i can listen to > music play movies or 3d games well i can now i have to install the nvidia > drivers the hard way already so i fixed that no problem but how can i > remove > rpm installed stuff so that i can reinstall the versions i downloaded > before > running yum and ow can i keep yum from overwrinting "nvidia drivers"xmms" > and "mplayer" > > someone please help It would be great for you if you used periods (.), and sentences - that makes your mail much more readable. Right now, nobody will even bother trying to read it.