Kai Schaetzl wrote: >> Priority for CentOS Extras repo: 1 >> > double-check that! For instance, if this repo is not enabled, the priority > will not work! > > Kai Checked that, already enabled. Here is an excerpt from CentOS-Base.repo: ... #additional packages that may be useful [extras] name=CentOS-$releasever - Extras mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=extras gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5 protect=0 priority=1 ... "yum update" prints the following info on the screen: ... Excluding Packages in global exclude list Finished 355 packages excluded due to repository priority protections Setting up Update Process ... So, it seems priorities plugin is there and working. I am stumped! All the best, Mufit