On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 09:24:54AM -0400, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > Okay, I give up! I would appreciate a tip or two from someone on this > issue. # dpkg-reconfigure desktop ...is the command you probably want. The "desktop" package was installed via the 'tasksel' program during the installation, and should be what you're looking for. run 'tasksel --list-tasks' for more info on packages that were installed during installation, and don't run the "new installation" option if you don't want your kernel removed. <winks> michael