There are current SuSE 8.1/8.2 RPMs available at SourceForge for qscintilla 1.52, sip/PyQt 3.6, and eric 3.1. (no PyKDE -- yet). For those, who want to drive PyKDE 3.5, some of the latest compatible sip/PyQt snapshot RPMs are available for SuSE 8.1. http://sf.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=61057 (downward) Enjoy, Pete