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>I received the same error message as root, but again this isn't a big deal >since I only use the machine for A2. Any other software seems to be fine >when installing with the Gnome menu interface. I think this is safe to close >out - thanks for the help! Hi Rob, I wonder if somehow your python path got changed for root, because it shouldn't have. We should be able to change that. As root can you run: which python and env | grep python I have seen this issue with local users (ex. awips) but root should always be able to run yum commands. I've noticed as well when using sudo, I have to run sudo su - -c "yum ........" Thanks, Tiffany Meyer AWIPS Lead Software Engineer UCAR-Unidata If you're interested, please feel free to fill out a survey about the support you receive: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDIkdk8qUMgq8ZdM4jhP-ubJPUOr-mJMQgxInwoAWoV5QcOw/viewform Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CBR-963818 Department: Support AWIPS Priority: Low Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.