Mandrake Control Center is the main configuration tool for your Mandrake Linux distribution. It enables the system administrator to configure the hardware and services used for all users. The tools accessed through the Control Center greatly simplify the use of the system, notably by avoiding the use of the evil command line. :-)
Not all tools accessible from Control Center are described in this chapter: notably "Package Management" and "Configuring Internet Connections".
![]() | Control Center is also available from the command line in text mode by running DrakConf or mcc. |
The following image shows you the window that pops-up when you click on the Control Center icon on the desktop (figure 14-1).
The tools are sorted into five categories to form a tree view on the left of the window. You can open a branch by clicking on the [+] label. Following are all the tools and references to the corresponding manual sections.
Table 14-1. A fast review of Mandrake graphical tools
If you did not create one at install time, this tool allows you to create a boot disk. This rescue disk allows you to perform some maintenance tasks on your system in case of failure.
See the section "Using drakfloppy to create a boot disk" of the Reference manual to get more information on the use of this tool.