I use VMware on my Linux box, too. In fact, I'm writing this from a 98 machine (yuk) running inside of VMware on a Red Hat 7.2 host. Take a look at vmware's web site for VMwareWorkstationKernelModules-3.0.0-1491.i386.rpm (for VMware 3). This kernel module will answer your gcc problems and others. With this installed, I don't think you'll have trouble finishing the installation. Hope that helps, David Cross ++++++++++++++++++++++ David Cross, KC0KII Northwestern College Telephone: (651) 628-3438 Fax: (651) 628-3363 "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary to the Waorani