(just a side note: the fact that zypp fires and forgets is also the reason for the zombies: 2076 ? Ssl 8:48 /usr/lib/packagekitd 324 ? Z 0:00 \_ [InstallAppdata.] <defunct> 31573 ? Z 0:00 \_ [InstallAppdata.] <defunct> 11704 ? Z 0:00 \_ [InstallAppdata.] <defunct> ��� The longer your machine runs, the more such zombies exist)