[plug] new linux user

[russ]

> Tom Baric wrote:
<snip>
> applications such as minicom and extace will only stay on screen for
> a second or two and disappear. When I go to add certain applets to

Minicom usually requires you to be root to run since the comports are
owned by root. If you try to run it as a user the window will just
flash up then close. Try it from a terminal to see any error messages.

Sorry I can't help with anything else. I had similar problems with
gnome and switched to kde.