Index: gtk/rgtaskswin.cc
===================================================================
--- gtk/rgtaskswin.cc	(revision 1200)
+++ gtk/rgtaskswin.cc	(working copy)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
    bool act=false;
    gboolean res = FALSE;
    gchar *taskname = NULL;
-   string cmd = "/usr/bin/tasksel";
+   string cmd = _config->Find("Synaptic::taskHelperProg", "/usr/bin/tasksel");
    do {
       gtk_tree_model_get(model, &iter, 
 			 TASK_CHECKBOX_COLUMN, &res, 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 		      TASK_NAME_COLUMN, &str, -1);
 
    // ask tasksel about the selected task
-   string cmd = "/usr/bin/tasksel --task-packages " + string(str);
+   string cmd = _config->Find("Synaptic::taskHelperProg", "/usr/bin/tasksel") + " --task-packages " + string(str);
    string taskDescr;
    char buf[255];
    FILE *f=popen(cmd.c_str(), "r");
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@
    // fiel in tasks
    char buf[255];
    gchar **strArray;
-   FILE *f = popen("/usr/bin/tasksel --list-tasks","r");
+   string cmd = _config->Find("Synaptic::taskHelperProg", "/usr/bin/tasksel") + " --list-tasks";
+   FILE *f = popen(cmd.c_str(),"r");
+
    while(fgets(buf,254,f) != NULL) {
       strArray = g_strsplit(buf, "\t", 2);
       g_strstrip(strArray[1]);
Index: gtk/rgpreferenceswindow.cc
===================================================================
--- gtk/rgpreferenceswindow.cc	(revision 1200)
+++ gtk/rgpreferenceswindow.cc	(working copy)
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@
    GtkWidget *w = glade_xml_get_widget(_gladeXML, "menuitem_purge");
    gtk_widget_hide(w);
    // purge not available 
+   int delAction= gtk_option_menu_get_history(GTK_OPTION_MENU(_optionmenuDel));
    if (delAction == PKG_PURGE)
       delAction = PKG_DELETE;
    gtk_widget_hide(glade_xml_get_widget(_gladeXML,