fc4t2 install/ minor problems

[Al Kroeger]

I did a network install of fc4t2 last night.  It took about 20 minutes, 
including a couple of honey-do interruptions, to get the pre-install 
stuff done.... language, source, and so on.  I first tried to 
net-install from a mirror... mirrors.xmission.com... but the installer 
couldn't fine 'stage2.img' on that site.  So, I did a net-install from 
download.fedora.redhat.com.  At about 7:15 it began the 
download/install.  I went to bed about 8:30, and it was about 56%.  When 
I got up at 3:00, it was ready to reboot...... talk about a painless 
install.
A few minor issues;
I had to reset the modem and router in order to connect to the 
internet.  No biggie, but this is the first time I've had to do that 
after an install.
I'm not at all familiar with yum.  I've always used apt/synaptic.  If I 
do #yum update, it returns a message about public.gpg.key  If I could 
install thunderbird via yum, I could cut/paste the exact error message. 
Firefox works, but Thunderbird was not installed.  I guess it needs to 
be installed separately.  Frankly, I prefer the Mozilla-suite, but.... 
whatever.
OpenOffice starts to launch, then disappears.  If I launch it from a 
command line, I get no error message.  Just a blinking curser for a bit, 
and then returns to the $prompt.
First boot, and subsequent reboots to fc4 have been uneventful.
I was able to install RealPlayer10GOLD and hook up to my favorite jazz 
station, so all will be well.  Just work out the kinks.
Any feedback ref the yum thing and OpenOffice would be appreciated.  Thanks.
owa