Being fairly new at this, I am wondering... I know that I started with a Suse distribution and have been using Yast to update it via Suse's ftp site. What I am curious about is what's to stop me from, for example, updating my kde from other sites, say the kde site, where the updates are a little more current? As long as I run suseconfig afterwards, all should be well, right? And to continue along this line, if I was to use different sources other than Suse for updating any of the software, including the kernel and the X server, that comes with a Suse distribution, when is my distribution no longer a Suse distribution? What part of my Suse linux is Suse and what part is linux? Not that I am unhappy with Suse because I am not...it has performed very well. But the bottom line is, can I use any source for updates? Out there, I know there are plenty of more recent updates for certain pieces of software that I use. Are there any caveats to doing this? I am just wondering how much tinkering I can do before some part of my system rebels. rh -- The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult. -- Marie de Vichy-Chamrond. -- 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/