<snip> > > How can I do this. Is it at all possible. Sometimes this seems to > > happen of its own accord. > > "screen" is your friend. I ma talking about a GUI program, like if I launch synaptic from the terminal, but want to detach it. screen is useful if i want something to run in the background. </snip> er... something like root@hell# synaptic & ??? Cheers, .^. Mun Heng, Ow /V\ H/M Engineering /( )\ Western Digital M'sia ^^-^^ DID : 03-7870 5168 The Linux Advocate -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list