Umm. Charlie? I seriously doubt this. After all, unlike Windows, Linux is fairly modular....the gUI is separate from the OS itself. While I expect that the command line (in this case, bash) isn't right in your face, well, considering that a *lot* of stuff relies on it (ever notice just how many bash scripts your system really has?), it's not going anywhere any time soon. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3 | "And if the ground yawned, Phone: (814) 455-7333 | I'd step to the side and say, Email: davros at ycardz.com | "Hey ground! I'm nobody's lunch!" http://www.ycardz.com/ | --Eddie From Ohio