Hi, I just noticed this in my Redhat 6.1. # rpm -e yp-tools error: removing these packages would break dependencies: yp-tools is needed by ypbind-3.3-24 # rpm -e ypbind error: removing these packages would break dependencies: ypbind is needed by yp-tools-2.3-2 # rpm -qa | grep yp yp-tools-2.3-2 ypbind-3.3-24 I don't need the NIS stuff, so..... I can use --force, but is it ok for such a cyclic dependency to occur ? Any ideas? tia Gautam -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LI is all for free speech, but this list was created for a purpose -- to help popularise Linux in India. If your messages are counterproductive to that purpose, your privileges to submit messages can and will be revoked.