Part 2. Configuring and Tweaking Your Box

Table of Contents

6. Introduction to the Mandriva Linux Control Center
6.1. MCC's Components
6.2. Raise an Issue
7. Package Management
7.1. Adding and Removing Software
7.1.1. Meet Rpmdrake
7.1.2. Handling Dependencies
7.2. Updating Packages
7.3. The Software Media Manager
7.4. Package Statistics
8. Controlling a Remote Machine
8.1. Concepts
8.2. Installation and Setup
8.2.1. Controlled Computer Setup
8.2.2. Controlling Computer Setup
8.3. Connecting to a Windows® Terminal Server
8.4. Remote Control in Action
8.5. More Documentation
9. Hardware Setup
9.1. Sound System Configuration
9.1.1. Changing Drivers
9.1.2. Other Sound Options
9.2. Configuring Your Hardware
9.2.1. Hardware Detection and Configuration
9.2.2. Problems and Troubleshooting
9.3. Configuring a 3D Desktop
9.3.1. Metisse
9.3.2. Compiz Fusion
9.3.3. No 3D desktop effects
9.4. Controlling the Graphical Configuration
9.4.1. XFdrake Interface
9.4.2. Changing the Monitor
9.4.3. Changing the Resolution
9.5. Changing Your Keyboard Layout
9.6. Changing Your Mouse
9.7. Configuring Printers
9.7.1. Adding a Printer
9.7.2. Changing Printer Configuration
9.8. Installing and Sharing Scanners
9.8.1. Main Interface and Scanner Installation
9.8.2. Share your Scanner
9.9. Configuring a Fax Server
9.10. Setting up your UPS
10. Setting up your Network and Accessing the Web
10.1. Network and Internet Connection Management
10.1.1. Setting up a New Network Interface
10.1.2. Network Center: Reconfiguring and Monitoring Network Interfaces
10.1.3. Monitoring Connections
10.1.4. Reconfiguring a Network Interface
10.2. Proxies Configuration
10.3. Sharing an Internet Connection
10.3.1. The Gateway Connection Wizard
10.3.2. Disable Connection Sharing
10.3.3. Configuring the Clients
10.4. Managing Wireless Connections (Roaming)
10.4.1. Switching Networks
10.4.2. Configuring a Wireless Connection
10.5. Activating and Managing Network Profiles
10.5.1. Profile Handling
10.6. Configure VPN Connections
10.7. Manage Hosts Definitions
10.8. Firewall Black/White Lists, etc.
10.8.1. Enabling and Accessing Interactive Firewall Feature
10.8.2. Monitoring and Managing Intrusions
11. Personalizing your System
11.1. Users Authentication
11.2. Menu Style
11.3. Configuring Start-Up Services
11.4. Managing Fonts on your System with DrakFont
11.5. Setting your Machine's Date and Time
11.6. System Localization
11.7. Monitoring System Activity
11.7.1. Browsing System Logs
11.7.2. Setting up Mail Alerts
11.8. Access to the Console
11.9. Managing Users and Groups
11.9.1. The Interface
11.9.2. Adding a New User
11.9.3. Guest account
11.10. Import Windows® Settings and Documents
11.11. Backing Up and Restoring your Files
11.11.1. A Practical Example Using the Wizard
11.11.2. Restoring Backups
11.11.3. Automating Periodic Backups
11.11.4. Advanced Backup Wizard Configuration
11.12. System Snapshots
11.12.1. What to Backup
11.12.2. Where to Backup
12. Network Sharing
12.1. Importing Remote SMB Directories
12.2. Samba Shares Managements
12.2.1. Basic Server Setup
12.2.2. Samba User Management
12.2.3. File Sharing Settings
12.2.4. Printer Sharing Settings
12.3. Importing Remote NFS Directories
12.4. Share Drives and Folders using NFS
12.5. Setting up WebDAV Mount Points
13. Local Disks
13.1. Managing your Hard Drive Partitions with DiskDrake
13.1.1. The Interface
13.1.2. DiskDrake's Action Buttons
13.1.3. Resizing an Old Partition and Creating a New One
13.2. Managing Removable Devices
13.3. Allowing Users to Share Folders
14. “Security” Section
14.1. Securing your Machine with DrakSec
14.1.1. Setting your Security Level
14.1.2. Customizing a Security Level
14.1.3. Setting up your own Permissions
14.2. Setting up Rights Delegation
14.3. Securing your Internet Access via DrakFirewall
14.3.1. Choosing Services to be Available from Outside
14.3.2. Activating Interactive Firewall Feature
14.3.3. Which Interface(s) to Protect
14.4. Network Interface and Firewall Failover
14.4.1. Network Redundancy Configuration
14.4.2. Firewall Replication Configuration
14.5. Parental Controls
14.5.1. Defining Main Options
14.5.2. Scheduling a Timeframe
14.5.3. Using the Blacklist
14.5.4. Using the Whitelist
15. Boot Device Configuration
15.1. Configuring the Login Mode
15.2. Changing your Boot-up Configuration
15.2.1. Configuring the Bootloader
15.2.2. Managing Boot Entries
15.3. Display Manager Setup