I didn't bother to backup. I chose to start from ground zero. :) Tim Wunder wrote: > I've done > tar -cvf /path/to/backupfile /etx/X11 /usr/X11R6 > Is there anything else before I blow away X to at -- Swiftly. Silently. Invisibly. .~. In Linux we trust. / v \ news://news.hkpcug.org /( _ )\ http://www.linux-sxs.org ^ ^