you want a nice Terminal?? Just open your terminal and type 'byobu' Now, you can see the changes at the bottom of the terminal. See the man page for more exiting information. ;-) EX: arul@arul-desktop:~$ byobu Now, you can see the following information cpu_count, cpu_freq, hostname, ip_address ,load_average,uptime etc., hint: Press 5 times the F2 button and press F3 & F4. -- Regards, Tha.Suresh http://thasulinux.wordpress.com