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

Install & remove Software	Update your system
Configure media sources for install and updates	Package stats

Online administration

Remote Control (Linux/Unix, Windows)

Hardware

• Manage your hardware
Browse and configure hardware	Sound configuration
• Configure graphics
Configure 3D Desktop effects	Set up the graphical server
• Configure mouse and keyboard
Set up the keyboard layout	Set up the pointer device
• Configure printing and scanning
Set up the printer(s), the job queues,...	Set up scanner
Configure a fax server
• Others
Set up a UPS for power monitoring

Network & Internet

• Manage your network devices
Network Center	Set a new network interface...
Wireless connection
• Personalize and secure your network
Proxy	Share the Internet connections with other machines
Manage different network profiles	Configure VPN connection to secure network access
• Others
Hosts definitions

System

• Manage system services
Authentification (on a network)	Menu style
Manage system services...	Manage, add and remove fonts. Import windows Fonts
• Localization
Manage date and time	Manage localization for your system
• Administration tools
View and search system logs	Open a console as administrator
Manage users on system	Import Windows documents and settings
Backups	Snapshots

Network sharing

• Configure Windows(R) shares
Access Windows (SMB) shared drives	Share drives with windows (SMB) systems
• Configure NFS shares
Access NFS shared drives and directories	Share drives and directories using NFS
• Configure WebDAV shares
Access WebDAV shared drives and directories

Local disks

Manage disk partitions	Share your hard disk partitions

Security

Set up security level and audit	Tune permissions on system
Set up your personal firewall	Advanced setup for network interfaces and firewall
Parental Control

Boot

• Configure boot steps
Set up autologin to automatically login	Set up boot system
Set up display manager

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)