10.1 package management

Greets; Was wondering if someone can provide some advise. The package management system seems to have changed in 10.1 The issue is that when I load my standard install sources, an error message always comes back that claims another process is accessing the rpm data base. This must be Novells package management system. Currently running the stock gnome desktop to test it but this is rather annoying with yast as its my preferred method. Is there a work a round to this issue or has anyone else noticed the same issue? Best regards and thanks -- Chris H.