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Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring

DrakXTools User Manual

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Camille Bégnis, Christian Roy, Fabián Mandelbaum, Roberto Rosselli del Turco, Marco De Vitis, Alice Lafox, John Rye, Wolfgang Bornath, Funda Wang, Patricia Pichardo Bégnis, Debora Rejnharc Mandelbaum, Mickael Scherer, Jean-Michel Dault, Lunas Moon, Céline Harrand, Fred Lepied, Pascal Rigaux, Thierry Vignaud, Giuseppe Ghibò, Stew Benedict, Francine Suzon, Indrek Madedog Triipus, Nicolas Berdugo, Fabrice Facorat, Xiao Ming, Snature , Guylhem Aznar, Pavel Maryanov, Annie Tétrault, Aurelio Marinho Jargas, Felipe Arruda, Marcia Gawlak Hoshi, Roberto Patriarca, Sean Wheller, Laura Sebrie.

by Mandriva Documentation Team.

Copyright © 2007 Mandriva SA

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2007-03-20

1. About Mandriva Linux

1.1. Contacting the Mandriva Linux Community
1.2. Join the Club!
1.3. Purchasing Mandriva Products
1.4. Contributing to Mandriva Linux

2. MCC's Components

3. Conventions Used in this Book

3.1. Typing Conventions
3.2. General Conventions

4. Raise an Issue

1. Package Management

1. Adding and Removing Software
2. Updating Packages
3. The Software Media Manager

2. Controlling a Remote Machine

1. Concepts

2. Installation and Setup

2.1. Controlled Computer Setup
2.2. Controlling Computer Setup

3. Connecting to a Windows^® Terminal Server

4. Remote Control in Action

5. More Documentation

3. “Hardware” Section

1. Configuring Your Hardware

1.1. Hardware Detection and Configuration
1.2. Problems and Troubleshooting

2. Controlling the Graphical Configuration

2.1. Changing the Monitor
2.2. Changing the Resolution
2.3. Controlling All Video Parameters

3. Configuring a 3D Desktop

3.1. Metisse
3.2. 3D desktop Cube Workspace
3.3. No 3D desktop effects

4. Setting up a TV Card with DrakxTV

5. Changing Your Keyboard Layout

6. Changing Your Mouse

7. Configuring Printers with PrinterDrake

7.1. Automatic Installation
7.2. Manual Configuration
7.3. The Printer Management Interface
7.4. Print Server General Configuration
7.5. The Printer Configuration Wizard
7.6. Reconfiguring an Existing Printer
7.7. Controlling Automatic Installations
7.8. Expert Mode

8. Installing and Sharing Scanners

8.1. Main Interface and Scanner Installation
8.2. Share your Scanner

9. Setting up your UPS

4. “Network & Internet” Section

1. Network and Internet Connection Management

1.1. Setting Up a New Network Interface
1.2. Internet Settings
1.3. Reconfiguring Interfaces
1.4. Monitoring Connections
1.5. Removing a Connection
1.6. Proxy Settings

2. Sharing an Internet Connection

2.1. The Gateway Connection Wizard
2.2. Configuring the Clients

3. Managing Wireless Connections (Roaming)

3.1. Switching Networks
3.2. Configuring a Wireless Connection

4. Activating and Managing Network Profiles

4.1. Profile Handling
4.2. Choosing a Profile at Boot Time

5. “System” Section

1. Configuring Start-Up Services

2. Managing Fonts on your System with DrakFont

3. Setting your Machine's Date and Time

4. Monitoring System Activity

4.1. Browsing System Logs
4.2. Setting up Mail Alerts

5. Access to the Console

6. Managing Users and Groups

6.1. The Interface
6.2. Adding a New User

7. Backing Up and Restoring your Files

7.1. A Practical Example Using the Wizard
7.2. Restoring Backups
7.3. Automating Periodic Backups
7.4. Advanced Backup Wizard Configuration

6. Mount Points and Remote Directories

1. Managing your Hard Drive Partitions with DiskDrake

1.1. The Interface
1.2. DiskDrake's action buttons
1.3. Resizing an Old Partition and Creating a New One

2. Managing Removable Devices

3. Importing Remote SMB Directories

4. Importing Remote NFS Directories

5. Allowing Users to Share Folders

6. Setting up WebDAV Mount Points

7. “Security” Section

1. Securing your Machine through DrakSec

1.1. Setting your Security Level
1.2. Customizing a Security Level

2. Controlling File Permissions with DrakPerm

3. Securing your Internet Access via DrakFirewall

3.1. Choosing Services to be Available from Outside
3.2. Activating Interactive Firewall Feature
3.3. Which Interface to Protect

8. “Boot” Section

1. Configuring the Login Mode

2. Changing Your Boot-up Configuration

2.1. Configuring the Bootloader
2.2. Managing Boot Entries

3. Customizing your Boot Theme

List of Figures

1. The Control Center's Main Window
2. Reporting a Bug
1.1. Software Management in the Mandriva Linux Control Center
1.2. Rpmdrake Interface
1.3. Dependency Alert Box
1.4. Alternative Packages
1.5. Updating Packages
1.6. The “Software Media Manager”
1.7. Adding a Custom Package Repository Media
1.8. Package Repository Authentication Key Management
1.9. Specifying a Proxy for Remote Media
2.1. Server Options
2.2. Viewer Options
2.3. Windows Terminal Services Options
2.4. Controlling a Remote Computer
3.1. Selected Device
3.2. Choosing a New Monitor
3.3. Changing the Resolution of Your Screen
3.4. XFdrake Main Window
3.5. Activating 3D Desktop Effects
3.6. Choosing the TV Card Model
3.7. Choosing a Different Keyboard Layout
3.8. Choosing a Different Mouse
3.9. A new Printer was Detected
3.10. Activate Printing
3.11. Activating Network Printers
3.12. A New Printer Is Detected
3.13. Managing Printers
3.14. CUPS Printer Server Configuration
3.15. Client Mode Configuration
3.16. Printer Type
3.17. Detected Printers List
3.18. Testing the Printer
3.19. Modifying an Existing Printer
3.20. Set Automatic Installation Options
3.21. Installing your Scanner
3.22. The Tree-list of All Known Scanner Models
3.23. Sharing Scanners within a LAN
4.1. DrakConnect Tools
4.2. Setting Static LAN Connection Parameters
4.3. Setting the DSL Connection Type
4.4. Entering Dial-up Connection Parameters
4.5. Configuring the Internet Access
4.6. Managing Network Connections
4.7. Real-Time Network Connection Monitoring
4.8. A Simple Gateway Configuration
4.9. Configuring the LAN
4.10. Configuring a Client to Use DHCP
4.11. DrakRoam's Interface
4.12. Changing Wireless Network Configuration
4.13. The Network Profiles Interface
4.14. Associating a Profile to a Boot Entry
5.1. Choosing the Services Available at Boot Time
5.2. DrakFont's Main Window
5.3. Changing Date and Time
5.4. Browsing and Searching through System Logs
5.5. Setting up a Mail Alert: Services
5.6. Setting up a Mail Alert: Load
5.7. Setting up a Mail Alert: Recipient
5.8. The User List in UserDrake
5.9. Adding a New User in the System
5.10. Adding Users to a Group
5.11. Selecting What to Backup
5.12. Selecting Where to Store the Backup
5.13. Setting Optical Media Parameters
5.14. Review Configuration Parameters
5.15. Choosing the Restore Type to Perform
5.16. Daemon Options Window
5.17. Miscellaneous Options Window
6.1. DiskDrake's Main Window
6.2. Changing a Parameter
6.3. Scanning the Whole Network
6.4. Choosing the Remote Directory to Import
6.5. Controlling Exports
6.6. Managing WebDAV Mounts Points
6.7. WebDAV Menu
7.1. Choosing the Security Level of your System
7.2. Modifying Standard Options
7.3. Configuring File-Permission Checks
7.4. Adding a File-Permissions Rule
7.5. The DrakFirewall Window
7.6. Interactive Firewall Options
7.7. The Internet Interface
8.1. Choosing the Login Mode
8.2. Choosing the Boot Mode
8.3. DrakBoot Theme Window

List of Tables

1. Overview of Graphical Tools
3.1. Considerations

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