Reading the Admin. book I see where it says don't use both 32 bit pkgs. and the ones intended for 64bit procs noted by not haveing foo32 in title. However, When I try to mark those choices , where there are choices, as do not install it marks them anyway. How do I know what I need , precisely to get the box up and running? ( Or do I mark the 32 bit files as "taboo" ? ) Most confusing ... I await answers from the list wizards .. BTW, whomever it was that wrote the cute little script that told me I was about to install a 32 bit OS on a 64 bit system .. kudos, it made me laugh ! It said , when I plopped a cd into the dvd drive, "cool computer, you are going to install a 32bit system on it ? " Right now,I am sooooo confused ... And this is one place that the book has only confused me more. Obviously my reading skills have suffered. <sigh> -- j registered linux user #363029 Mornings: Evolution in action. Only the grumpy will survive.