On 08/22/2016 11:17 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: <<>> > should i use 'rpm -e --nodeps [package-name]' instead of yum? > > ria, i want to be sure i do not screw worse. > ===> decided to go ahead with using 'rpm' and that did the trick. now to figure out hth to get correct fonts installed. thanks again for replies. -- peace out. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+=