bob bled, > > Two years ago, Red Hat was certainly easier to install. Today, debian > > is much easier. Debian fixed its problems, and red had made no > > discernable difference (on the other hand, every time I have "GNU/ > > Linux" shoved in my face, I give FreeBSD another thought. Anyone know > > how to remove it? I can't find where it's coming from). > /etc/issue ahh. works like a charm. thank you (and from my blood pressure, too :) rick --