Thanks for the hints but I've not quite got it yet. Firstly, it is still saying that the version of Meego I'm using is not correct with the line:

meego-release >= 1.1 is needed by com.intel.appup-netbook-2.5.22247.5-1.1.i586

I've also been reading that updating the version of meego is not supported and so you need to do a reinstall. Is that really correct? Is there any way I can check what version I'm using? I thought I was on 1.2 but that would contradict the message above.

Also about the rpmfind site. Each time I download an rpm dependency and try to install it, it gives me another load of missing dependences. I did this a few times but when it asked for Python and I tried that, it gave me about 15 other missing packages. I'm not that familiar with linux so before I spend a couple of hours going through all these packages manually installing them, could you tell me if this is actually what I'm meant to be doing and whether it is likely to fix the problem?

Thanks again for your help.

EDIT: Oh and one other slightly off topic thing... Why am I able to vote on my own rating (out of 5 stars) at the top of this thread and not on yours? Surely we should be rating one another, not ourselves? Sorry; I'm still learning the ropes here :)

Ah so that's how you find your version. The output is, of course:

Meego release 1.0 (Meego)
BUILD: meego-1.0-netbook-20100524.1

Strange I could have sworn I had 1.2 but I should really have know the computer was right :p. So is it possible to upgrade to 1.2 from where I am or do I have to reinstall? It's just that the update centre says everything is up to date...

Thanks for the link. I fear the laptop I'm using isn't all that compatible as I found Chromium constantly gave me "Aw snap!" so I couldn't use it and the netbook version of AppUp couldn't be installed as the window renders incorrectly so that it is impossible to accept the EULA (button or checkbox is hidden) but I've managed to get the AppUp client for tablet computers running OK so thanks for all the help! Hopefully some future build of the netbook client will work too. Anyhow I couldn't have got it all set up without all your advice so thanks again.

Thanks, Opera is the browser I'm using now, Google Chrome having failed to install. I was just having fun getting it at all without a functioning web browser or any usb ports! Anyhow the system is pretty much up and running now, give or take a few glitches, and the tablet version of the AppUp client is usable until a fix is released for the netbook version. Thanks again for all your help. I look forwards to developing for the platform!