Hope this is the right place to ask questions! I've come to OpenSuse Thunderbird after losing my PCLOS computer to some kind of glitch, and I don't like the latest version that PCLOS is putting out now--a lot of apps that I have used on a regular basis are gone, along with a lot of libs that I would need to get the apps back, but the libs are not available. I wanted to stay with an rpm system to have at least something familiar, but I'm running into some real questions that I can't answer. 1: Where is the equivalent of the Synaptic Package Manager? There must be a list of everything available on the repo, and from which any one or more can be downloaded and installed. I want to put an icon on the desktop that will lead me to that, whatever it is called in this OS. 2. Why can't I install any printers? I have provided my password TWICE, but then it comes up forbidden? If I open CUPS and provide a password, will I have to install a long string of instructions to install a printer? If so, where should the printer info (ppd from the manufacturer) be stored? (I have the instructions to install printers in PCLOS--- in a typed-in instruction, and are they going to work? I will change the source file for the ppd as required here.) I'm sure that there will be other things that come up. I hope this is the right place to ask them, and I thank any and all who come to my rescue! --doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org