I tried the opensuse update source suggested by another list member to get kde 3.5.3 into my 10.1 system. First, it says it can't find a required prerequisite for alsatools (I'm on x86_64). Since I only installed that because I want someday to look seriously at linux sound work, I deselected all the alsa updates. Now, it pops up (twice so far) the messages: --------------------------------------------------------------- Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Public.ZenException: Failed to lookup resolvable with id '0' Server stack trace: in <0x0019f> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.RedCarpetBackend+SqlTransaction:GetResult () in <0x000a3> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.RedCarpetBackend:ResolveDependencies (Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.IResolvable[] installs, Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.IResolvable[] upgrades, Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.IResolvable[] removals) in <0x00042> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.PackageManager:Resolve (Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.IResolvable[] installs, Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.IResolvable[] upgrades, Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.IResolvable[] removals) in <0x0005b> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.RemotePackageManager:ResolveDependencies (Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.Public.ResolvableInfo[] installs, Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.Public.ResolvableInfo[] upgrades, Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Packaging.Public.ResolvableInfo[] removals) in <0x00000> <unknown method> in (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingServices:InternalExecute (System.Reflection.MethodBase,object,object[],object[]&) in <0x00265> System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingServices:InternalExecuteMessage (System.MarshalByRefObject target, IMethodCallMessage reqMsg) Exception rethrown at [0]: in <0x00a63> System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy:PrivateInvoke (System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy rp, IMessage msg, System.Exception exc, System.Object[] out_args) ---------------------------------------------------------------- and then exits as soon as I click OK (the only option). What can I do to try to get these hundreds of updates into my system? John Perry -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com