On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 19:36 +1000, Tim Connors wrote: > Use xterm instead of gnome-terminal: > 1410 tconnors 15 0 4060 4060 2192 S 0.0 0.4 0:44 xterm > Yes, a terminal emulator doesn't *need* 30m just to freaking run. Yikes! If memory serves me well, the OP uses xfce. So, instead of running xterm, he might have a look at the xfce4-terminal package. I assume it will fit nicely within the desktop, and uses only gtk instead of gnome. Koen