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 Mandrake Control Center greatly simplify the use of the system, notably by avoiding the use of the evil command line :-)
Not all tools accessible from the Mandrake 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 16-1).
The only menu worth detailing is the
one:Logs frame at the bottom of the main window. This frame will display all the changes made on the system by the configuration tools launched from within the control center.
. When activated, this option displays a. Configuration tools launched from the Mandrake Control Center can be displayed in two different modes. The embedded mode will display the tool in the main frame of the control center. If you deselect this option, the tools will be displayed in their own window.
The tools are sorted into six categories (or more depending on the packages installed) on the left of the window. You can open a category by clicking on the label. Following are all the tools and references to the corresponding manual sections.
Table 16-1. A Fast Review of Mandrake Graphical Tools
![]() | A seventh category, Configuration Wizards, appears if the wizdrake package is installed. The documentation for those wizards is available inline or in the Server Reference Manual. This category contains 12 wizards allowing basic configuration of common LAN services as well as web and FTP servers. |
See the section Using drakfloppy to Create a Boot Disk of the Reference Manual for more information on the use of this tool.