Mandriva Control Center

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The Mandriva Linux Control Center (or MCC) also named drakconf is a bundle of configuration tools created by Mandriva with the aim of making the system's configuration easier.

To access the Mandriva Linux Control Center :

• If you are running KDE open Menu->Tools->System Tools->Configure your computer
• If you are running Gnome open System->Administration>Configure your computer

or

• Open a console (such as Konsole or Terminal) and type the commands mcc or drakconf.

Under a text console (such as the consoles you access by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 to F6), type mcc or drakconf to access the Control Center in text mode.

Using the Control Center in text mode is very useful in case of display problems or other serious issues, for example when the graphical server refuses to start. In the MCC in text mode, you can navigate using the TAB and ENTER buttons, as well as the arrow buttons.

Contents 1 Usage 2 Official documentation 3 Tools list 3.1 Software management 3.2 Online administration 3.3 Hardware 3.4 Network & Internet 3.5 System 3.6 Network sharing 3.7 Local disks 3.8 Security 3.9 Boot 3.10 Other tools 3.11 Less used

Usage

The Mandriva Control Center allows users to configure most of their system components in a very simple, intuitive and attractive interface. It consists of several modules organized as tabs. But all modules can also be run as autonomous applications, without necessarily having to go through the MCC, but you need at least to have a menu entry for this specific tool or you need to know what command you should use in the console to load this specific tool.

Using the Mandriva Control Center the user can change the core settings of the Mandriva Linux system and the changes can affect all the different users of the machine. This is why running the Mandriva Control Center requires administrator privileges (or Root) and asks for the root password.

Official documentation

The complete and official documentation for the Mandriva Linux Control Center is available when installing the mandriva-doc-Drakxtools-Guide-en package. You will then obtain a new menu entry : Menu -> Documentation -> Mandriva Linux DrakXTools User Manual. For more information about how to install & remove programs have a look at this wiki page: Installing and removing software.

Tools list

Software management

drakrpm - Install & remove Software	drakrpm-update - Update your system
drakrpm-edit-media - Configure media sources for install and updates	drakstats - Package stats

Online administration

rfbdrake - Remote Control (Linux/Unix, Windows)

Hardware

• Manage your hardware
harddrake2 - Browse and configure hardware	draksound - Sound configuration
• Configure graphics
drak3d - Configure 3D Desktop effects	drakx11 - Set up the graphical server
• Configure mouse and keyboard
keyboarddrake - Set up the keyboard layout	mousedrake - Set up the pointer device
• Configure printing and scanning
system-config-printer - Set up the printer(s), the job queues,...	scannerdrake - Set up scanner
drakfax - Configure a fax server
• Others
drakups - Set up a UPS for power monitoring

Network & Internet

• Manage your network devices
draknetcenter - Network Center	drakconnect - Set a new network interface...
drakroam - Wireless connection
• Personalize and secure your network
drakproxy - Proxy	drakgw - Share the Internet connections with other machines
draknetprofile - Manage different network profiles	drakvpn - Configure VPN connection to secure network access
• Others
drakhosts - Hosts definitions

System

• Manage system services
drakauth - Authentification (on a network)	drakmenustyle - Menu style
drakxservices - Manage system services...	drakfont - Manage, add and remove fonts. Import windows Fonts
• Localization
drakclock - Manage date and time	draklocale - Manage localization for your system
• Administration tools
logdrake - View and search system logs	drakconsole - Open a console as administrator
userdrake - Manage users on system	transfugdrake - Import Windows documents and settings
drakbackup - Backups	draksnapshot - Snapshots

Network sharing

• Configure Windows(R) shares
diskdrake_samba - Access Windows (SMB) shared drives	draksambashare - Share drives with windows (SMB) systems
• Configure NFS shares
diskdrake_nfs - Access NFS shared drives and directories	draknfs - Share drives and directories using NFS
• Configure WebDAV shares
webdav - Access WebDAV shared drives and directories

Local disks

diskdrake - Manage disk partitions	diskdrake_fileshare - Share your hard disk partitions

Security

draksec - Set up security level and audit	drakperm - Tune permissions on system
drakfirewall - Set up your personal firewall	drakinvictus - Advanced setup for network interfaces and firewall
drakguard - Parental Controls

Boot

• Configure boot steps
drakboot - Set up autologin to automatically login	drakboot --boot - Set up boot system
drakedm - Set up display manager
• Boot look'n feel
drakboot --splash - Set up boot graphical theme of system

Other tools

• The Drakwizard tools can be installed to configure servers (mail, file sharing, etc...).

Less used

• drakbug : gives the possibility to report a bug through a graphical user interface easily, and fills in automatically all required informations on Mandriva's Bugzilla. (See also How to report a bug)