Susan, thanks for the heads up. I was considering an upgrade fairly soon. I'll hold off now. Good info at the right time! For those who are using Ubuntustudio for audio work, i've charted a bit of a journey in a thread on the Reaper forum. I'm a new user of linux, and thought i'd document the journey. Who knows, maybe others will gain something from it too. <a href="http://www.cockos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15238">http://www.cockos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15238</a> Happy new year to you all,and i wish for all of you an enjoyable, prosperous, and successful 2008. I do hope, given the enjoyment and working satisfaction i've already gained from Ubuntustudio, that this 'flavour' of ubuntu continues well into the future. Well done and thanks to all concerned. You did good, lol. Alex Stone.