diff --git a/mk_mmc.sh b/mk_mmc.sh
index 8dedb90..7220728 100755
--- a/mk_mmc.sh
+++ b/mk_mmc.sh
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ latest_kernel
 cat > ${TEMPDIR}/minimal_xfce.sh <<basic_xfce
 #!/bin/sh
 
-sudo aptitude -y install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get -y install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
 basic_xfce