diff --git a/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/make_debian-X11 b/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/make_debian-X11
index b746dad..54179ba 100755
--- a/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/make_debian-X11
+++ b/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/make_debian-X11
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ perl perl-modules libwrap0 ipchains whiptail libnewt0 libpopt0 debconf-utils
 binutils bzip2 file libbz2-1.0 libfreetype6 libglib1.2 libgtk-perl 
 libgtk1.2 make xfonts-base xfree86-common xlibmesa3 xlibs 
 xserver-common xterm xutils zlib1g libgdbmg1 libxaw7 gbootroot
-flwm libfltk1 xnest make-debian-x11); 
+flwm libfltk1 xnest make-debian-x11 ash); 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # DIRECTIONS
@@ -513,7 +513,16 @@ while (<STATUS>) { # keep the order
 	# Deal with names with +
 	$rp =~ s/\+/\\+/g if $rp !~ /\\+/g;
 	if ($stat2 =~ /^Package: $rp$/) {
-	    print NEW_STATUS $stat;
+	    # For debian packaging
+	    if ($rp eq "make-debian-x11") {
+		if ($stat =~ /unpacked/) {
+		    $stat =~ s/unpacked/installed/;
+		}
+		print NEW_STATUS $stat;
+            }
+            else {
+		print NEW_STATUS $stat;
+	    }
 	} 
     }
 }
diff --git a/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/replacements/root/setup-debian-X11 b/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/replacements/root/setup-debian-X11
index eaac042..5a927f0 100755
--- a/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/replacements/root/setup-debian-X11
+++ b/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/replacements/root/setup-debian-X11
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ chgrp user /home/user/*
 chown user /home/user/.*
 chgrp user /home/user/.*
 
-swim --initdb
+# swim --initdb
 
 # Generally a good idea since user-mode-linux doesn't run within itself.
 #rm /usr/bin/uml_*