About to Install 10.5 - Suggestions/Questions?

About to install 10.5 onto two Duo2Core white iMacs. Also going to 10.5.1 on 3 new Macs I just ordered. Other than the usual - backup data, repair permissions, turn off all updates, run no apps - any other suggestions for success in the install of 10.5 and the upgrade to 10.1?
Should I boot into Safe Mode when doing the 10.1 update after installing 10.5?
Also - I've heard but can't get any confirmation that Repair Permissions in 10.5 is very slow. Is that correct? What's the duration? Usually 30 seconds or less with 10.4.10.
Message was edited by: pcbjr

For me, repair permissions is about 10-15 minutes now, even after installing 10.5.1 from the website. It also took 30 seconds in Tiger.
I didn't boot in safe mode after installing Leopard. The install took about 1 hour and was ridiculously simple.
If you have APE products on Tiger, such as Cleardock or Shapeshifter, you MUST uninstall before installing Leopard.
I upgraded about a month ago, having done only the uninstall listed above, and Leopard has worked beautifully for me, except for the increased permissions time.

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