Hello, OK. So when I download tarballs, should I run 'tar xzf' in the /usr/local directory, so that the programs create directories off of this extension, so that I get: /usr/local/tarball_1 /usr/local/tarball_2 /usr/local/tarball_3 Now /usr/local/bin seems to be the place to throw executables. Why? In Win for instance, I preferred that each program had it's own directory. The rpm idea sounds great, but I have a heck of a time just getting the tarballs installed. The README files I've seen are quick paragraphs with "do this" "do that" and "have fun", as if I knew what the heck they were talking about. But that's tangent ranting. Thanks George -- My personal website http://www.firstnethou.com/gz/welcome.ht -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/