::1) How to switch "startx" from kde2 to kde3 (I am still being booted into ::kde2). You can switch kde2 to kde in /etc/rc.config. Make sure that in /usr/X11R6/bin that kde is softlinked (shortcut) to /opt/kde3/bin/startkde. Then you just run SuSEconfig to update everything. You want to make sure that in ~/.bashrc and /etc/profile that all references to kde2 are switched to kde3. ::2) May I safely remove kde2 packages, and if yes, which ones (qt2 and ::kdelibs probably have to be left)? Not if you want to run any 2.x.x programs. If you use things like Kinkatta for AIM or Licq I would suggest leaving KDE2 on your system and just not touching it for now. Not all of the everyday KDE programs have been updated to be installed in /opt/kde3. If you have the space..just leave everything alone for now. :) Remember KDE3 is a .0 release. There may be issues that will cause you to revert to KDE 2.2.X and if you remove it not only can't you run 2.X programs in KDE3 but it won't be there if you have to switch back. This is a transition time for KDE. It's not like going from 2.1.0 to 2.2.2 or anything. :) -=Ben --=====-----=====-- mailto:ben@whack.org --=====-- "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around the more I think it might not be a bad thing." -JC --=====-----=====--