diff --git a/README-localhost b/README-localhost
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c63a012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README-localhost
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+To setup a basic single-node localhost-only batch system, install the
+torque-server, torque-mom, and torque-scheduler packages, and do something like
+this:
+
+/sbin/chkconfig pbs_mom on
+/sbin/chkconfig pbs_server on
+/sbin/chkconfig pbs_sched on
+/bin/hostname --long > %{torquehomedir}/server_priv/nodes
+/bin/hostname --long > %{torquehomedir}/server_name
+service pbs_server start
+qmgr -c "s s scheduling=true"
+qmgr -c "c q batch queue_type=execution"
+qmgr -c "s q batch started=true"
+qmgr -c "s q batch enabled=true"
+qmgr -c "s q batch resources_default.nodes=1"
+qmgr -c "s q batch resources_default.walltime=3600"
+qmgr -c "s s default_queue=batch"
+service pbs_mom restart
+service pbs_sched restart
+
diff --git a/torque.spec b/torque.spec
index 5ed6d9f..40a73e1 100644
--- a/torque.spec
+++ b/torque.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %define name torque
 %define version 2.1.0p0
 #%%define snap 200604251602
-%define release 2
+%define release 3
 
 # The following options are supported:
 #   --with server_name=hostname
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Source2: xpbs.desktop
 Source3: xpbsmon.desktop
 Source4: xpbs.png
 Source5: xpbsmon.png
+Source6: README-localhost
 Patch1: torque-2.1.0-remove-rpath.path
 Patch2: torque-2.1.0p0-mom_sync_jobs-fixes.patch
 License: Freely redistributable (See PBS_License.txt)
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Provides: pbs
 BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils
 Conflicts: pbspro, openpbs, openpbs-oscar
+Obsoletes: torque-localhost
 
 %if %use_tcl
 BuildRequires: tcl-devel
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ This package holds just a few shared files and directories.
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p0
 
-%__cp -p %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} %{SOURCE4} %{SOURCE5} .
+%__cp -p %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} %{SOURCE4} %{SOURCE5} %{SOURCE6} .
 
 
 %build
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ fi
 
 %files
 %defattr(-, root, root)
-%doc README.torque torque.setup Release_Notes CHANGELOG PBS_License.txt
+%doc README.torque torque.setup Release_Notes CHANGELOG PBS_License.txt README-localhost
 %config(noreplace) %{torquehomedir}/pbs_environment
 %config(noreplace) %{torquehomedir}/server_name
 %{torquehomedir}/aux
@@ -350,45 +352,6 @@ This package holds the graphical clients.
 %endif
 
 
-%package localhost
-Group: Applications/System
-Summary: Installs and configures a minimal localhost-only batch queue system
-Requires(post): %{name}-mom %{name}-server %{name}-client %{name}-scheduler
-
-%description localhost
-%shared_description
-This package installs and configures a minimal localhost-only batch queue
-system.
-
-%files localhost
-%defattr(-, root, root)
-%pre localhost
-if [ -f %{torquehomedir}/server_priv/serverdb ];then
-   echo "This package wipes out the existing server configuration.  Remove" 1>&2
-   echo "%{torquehomedir}/server_priv/serverdb if you really want this." 1>&2
-   exit 1
-fi
-%post localhost
-/sbin/chkconfig pbs_mom on
-/sbin/chkconfig pbs_server on
-/sbin/chkconfig pbs_sched on
-/bin/hostname --long > %{torquehomedir}/server_priv/nodes
-/bin/hostname --long > %{torquehomedir}/server_name
-/bin/hostname --long > %{torquehomedir}/mom_priv/config
-pbs_server -t create
-qmgr -c "s s scheduling=true"
-qmgr -c "c q batch queue_type=execution"
-qmgr -c "s q batch started=true"
-qmgr -c "s q batch enabled=true"
-qmgr -c "s q batch resources_default.nodes=1"
-qmgr -c "s q batch resources_default.walltime=3600"
-qmgr -c "s s default_queue=batch"
-%{_initrddir}/pbs_mom restart
-%{_initrddir}/pbs_sched restart
-%{_initrddir}/pbs_server restart
-qmgr -c "s n `/bin/hostname --long` state=free" -e
-
-
 %package -n lib%{name}
 Summary: Run-time libs for programs which will use the %{name} library
 Group: Development/Libraries
@@ -425,6 +388,9 @@ necessary for developing programs which will use %{name}.
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 15 2006 Garrick Staples <garrick@usc.edu> 2.1.0p0-3
+- get rid of the annoying "localhost only" package
+
 * Fri May 12 2006 Garrick Staples <garrick@usc.edu> 2.1.0p0-2
 - fix pbs_server segfault when mom_job_sync is enabled