After some fair time playing with SuSE 7.2, I regret to say I still have some gaps in my knowledge which often give rather fundamental problems with installation of software outside YAST's framework. Hey, I *CAN* do things like set up Cups with Gimp Print and configure Samba, Apache and Tomcat etc., so (hopefully!) I'm not a complete dummy - But the following STILL elude me... 1) X-applications work OK under a user account but I often have problems when some applications or (graphical?) installation procedures require "su"-ing or indeed run under root because of errors like: Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server etc. etc. ISTR on unix systems setting and exporting the DISPLAY variable but can't get anywhere far with that one. Fwiw, all my users and root echo $DISPLAY as ":0.0" Now I kinda "know" the display should be a bit more substantial than just ":0.0" but WHERE is that "0.0" being set up and WHERE do I correct it and to WHAT?? I use the default bash shell and can e.g. make changes to my .bashrc file or whatever is most appropriate... 2) Next: For networking applications, I don't MIND the system being identified as "linux", "localhost" (or whatever it b*** well wants! <grin> but I'd *like* it to be called something more imaginative- like "anubis", so WHERE do I set that up?? I notice e.g. where I set up the NIC I/P address (192.168.0.1) under "YAST > Network/Basic", it allows for a "hostname" & "domain name" - set to "linux" and "local" at the moment. But is THAT the correct place?? Or should I be doing something with /etc/hosts etc. Is the "domain" name above also likely to be the workgroup name ("ennead") that I use for identifying my windows systems? 3) (Finally!) Some applications FAIL with problems with a "LOCALE" setting. Some just warn and default to "C" - But some others just bomb out. I thought the locale WAS correctly set up correcly... for the UK - under the dialog for YAST>Personalization>Country&Language, but maybe I'm missing something? Sorry for being a bit verbose and for the confusion, but I just want to get some of these things NAILED finally - No urgency, but if someone has the patience, I'd be very grateful! :-) Chris