Kai Schaetzl wrote: > You are right, there is a difference: > > upgrade > Is the same as the update command with the --obsoletes flag set. > See update for more details. If the /etc/yum.conf file contains: obsoletes=1 yum update will be the same as yum upgrade. The yum.conf file will have this line unless manually removed or you've upgraded from a previous CentOS release that didn't have it. I guess it has to be very old then, the line is present in CentOS 4 and 5... Mogens -- Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 Email: mk at crc.dk Homepage: http://www.crc.dk