Hi, Just hit ctrl-alt-f1. The X window will disappear <poof>. You'll be at a normal console login prompt. Log in and edit /etc/inittab. On line 18, you'll find a line that says: id:5:initdefault: Change the 5 to 3. For good measure, after saving the file, type: telinit 3. That will shut down X. I don't recall the package selection screen being different between rh7.1 and rh7.2. HTH. Bill