Just came across the following HOWTO: "This article is about how to create a DVD image of the Ubuntu distribution on your machine with the exact same software included on the disk. This can be done using a software called Remastersys. ..." http://www.howtoforge.com/creating-your-own-distributable-ubuntu-dvd Might try that with my new LinuxMint installation, generating a DVD image that contains all my preferred developer tools. :-) Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/           Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174