slr wrote: [snip] > ok, i will use YaST like a good lizard. :~D > > looking at the choices i had, SuSE was the only Distro i could find that had > a newer kernel written for the sparc64. all the others lagged behind! so > after spending time with it at work, i am thinking about nuking RH7.1 and > installing the new SuSE on my workstation @home. > > Should i X RH? I fond SuSE is a much more responsive company than Red Hat, so I would, but it is up to you. I say they are more responsive as I suggested they add mplayer to their distro, and about a month later, I got a note from them saying they would. George