When you boot off of the new distro CD to install, it should ask you if you want to Install or Upgrage. Choose Upgrade, and it should update the existing packages. Mind you I said SHOULD :) Gene > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net > [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Tia Haenni > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 9:51 AM > To: KC LUG > Subject: Re: Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows preinstalled > > > so, if I did "upgrade", how does this work, does the new dist of > RH detect a previous version or is it a matter of manually > replacing packages? Yes, I have no clue. > > Tia >