...Then i think the rest is a case of opening xcolour/xterm/gnome term- all the same? from Utilities, and typing linuxconf in the terminal. In the resulting linuxconfig console, config->user accounts->normal->user accounts, double click your name, and configure the shell to tsch. apply the changes. login as your name, and help has gone in the terminal, but setenv has arrived, QED as long as root login isn't required.. and onto the tutorial addaccu Chris