Tried "rpm --rebuilddb, "rpm --initdb". There was a directory named /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.8774 which I also tried renaming to /var/lib/rpm. Not all installed packages appear, also file to package association is missing for some packages, e.g:- tindog:/var/lib # rpm -q pidgin package pidgin is not installed tindog:/var/lib # which pidgin /usr/bin/pidgin tindog:/var/lib # rpm -qf /usr/bin/pidgin file /usr/bin/pidgin is not owned by any package # pidgin -h Pidgin 2.4.3 Last factory update 30th. July, currently "zypper dup" doing just under 1 Gig of updates. Any ideas? Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org