Good morning Troy, I downloaded the 3.4 gigabyte SL6 Install DVD expecting an up-to-date system (latest kernel, etc.) upon completion of the install. But, to my disappointment, I had 112 packages waiting on me when I checked for updates. I found the SL6 Install DVD is basically the Red Hat 6 Final (same kernel , etc.) just like Oracle 6 (which I tried earlier this week). One of my numerous gripes I had with Oracle 6 was many packages/applications were so old in comparison to the then current SL6. Might I suggest that this Install DVD be updated to include the latest packages? It would be a nice alternative for people who like Scientific Linux but have no need for all those other packages that are included in the EVERYTHING DVD. Best regards, Bob Good