Hi Paul, Thanks sooo much for replying.I am not trying to remove the package via command but (on genome) i am going to Applications->System Settings->Add remove packages I had tried to complie metacity via command line though i went to the metacity folder and typed ./configuration and then make and some command which i dont remember to delete the files made by make command as mentioned in readme file.(i dont have metacity file now to confirm it :(( Plz help! Rajev -- © 2005 Rajev Mhasawade