Gnome system tools

[me_name]

Want: server with least desktop stuff.. less than xubuntu-desktop.
Running:
Intrepid 2.6.27-7-server
Then did sudo apt-get install xorg xfce4
added synaptic then gnome-system-tools..
gnome stuff:

i A app-install-data 0.6.10 0.6.10
i A gnome-app-install 0.5.12-0ub 0.5.12-0ub
i A gnome-doc-utils 0.13.1-0ub 0.13.1-0ub
i A gnome-icon-theme 2.24.0-0ub 2.24.0-0ub
i A gnome-keyring 2.24.1-0ub 2.24.1-0ub
i A gnome-mime-data 2.18.0-1 2.18.0-1
i A gnome-mount 0.8-1ubunt 0.8-1ubunt
i gnome-system-monitor 2.24.1-0ub 2.24.1-0ub
i gnome-system-tools 2.22.1-0ub 2.22.1-0ub
i A policykit-gnome 0.9-1ubunt 0.9-1ubunt
i A python-software-properties 0.68 0.68
i A software-properties-gtk 0.68 0.68
i A system-tools-backends 2.6.0-1ubu 2.6.0-1ubu
i yelp 2.24.0-0ub 2.24.0-0ub
xfce v4.4.2

..couple of things..
tools e.g. time-admin not installed with gksu on menu (synaptic is)
even when run gksu time-admin (and enter password) from verve command line, can't change anything... unlock button grayed out.
same for services, network etc..

Am I missing a package? Some config wrong? system tools 2.22 (have latest i can) not up to scratch, maybe need wait for 2.24?

TIA,
Simon.

[me_name]

...anyone?