Linux Settings

Mandriva Settings

Introduction

Here are some of my Mandriva settings. See also: Operating Systems, Programs.

Mandriva Linux One 2010 (GNOME 2)

About Me:

Contact tab:

Email: Home: [email]

Address tab:

Country: Finland

Appearance

Theme: la Ora Steel

Device Manager:

View: [x] Device Properties

File Management:

Views tab:

Default view:

View new folders using: [Icon View]

[x] Show folders before files

Icon View Defaults:

[x] Use compact layout

Compact View Defaults:

[ ] All columns have the same width

List View Defaults:

Default zoom level: [50%]

Display tab:

Format: [yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss]

List Columns tab:

[x] Name

[x] Size

[ ] Type

[x] Date

Preview tab:

Text Files:

Show text in icons: [Never]

Sound files:

Preview sound files: [Never]

Folders:

Count number of items: [Never]

Keyboard Shortcuts:

Desktop:

Log out: Ctrl+Alt+Delete

Lock screen: Ctrl+Alt+L

Window Management:

Maximize Window: Alt+F10

Unmaximize Window: Alt+F5

Login Window:

Remote tab:

Style: [Remote login disabled]

Security tab:

[ ] Enable Automatic Login

Mouse:

General tab:

Acceleration: approximately 6/10

Sensitivity: approximately 4/10

Touchpad tab:

[ ] Disable touchpad while typing

[x] Enable mouse clicks with touchpad

Network Center:

Wired (Ethernet):

Configure button:

(*) Automatic IP (BOOTP/DHCP)

[x] Get DNS servers from DHCP

Wireless (Wi-Fi):

Advanced settings button:

Wireless regulatory domain: FI

Power Management:

On AC Power tab:

Actions:

Put computer to sleep when inactive for: [Never]

When laptop lid is closed: [Blank screen]

Display:

Put display to sleep when inactive for: [1 hour]

General tab:

Actions:

When the power button is pressed: [Ask me]

When the suspend button is pressed: [Suspend]

Remote Desktop:

[ ] Allow other users to view your desktop

Sound:

Sound Effects tab:

Sound theme: [No sounds]

Startup Applications:

[ ] Bluetooth Manager

[ ] Evolution Alarm Notifier

[ ] GNOME Login Sound

[x] HP System Tray Service

[x] Network Manager

[ ] Pidgin

[ ] Remote Desktop

[ ] Visual Assistance

Time and Date:

Time zone: Europe/Helsinki

Mandriva Linux Control Center settings (for Mandriva Linux One 2010)

Hardware:

Set up the keyboard layout:

Keyboard layout: [Finnish]

Keyboard type: 105-key (Intl) PC

System:

Manage system services by enabling or disabling them:

[x] acpid (power management)

[x] alsa (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)

[x] apmd (power management, monitor battery)

[x] atd (run jobs later)

[x] avahi-daemon (publish and discover services)

[ ] bpalogin (login, Telstra, Australia)

[x] cpufreq (OS can scale CPU speed)

[x] crond (users can schedule jobs)

[x] dm (device mapper)

[x] g15daemon (Logitech G15 keyboard)

[x] haldaemon (applications can use devices)

[ ] hcfpci (Conexant HCF modem, 56k connections)

[ ] hsf (Conexant HSF modem)

[ ] ibod (ISDN MPPP bandwidth on demand daemon)

[x] ip6tables (IPv6 firewall)

[x] iptables (IPv4 firewall)

[x] irqbalance (multiprocessor system, distribute interrupts over cores/CPUs)

[ ] isdn4linux (ISDN)

[ ] isdnlog (ISDN, calculate cost of calls)

[x] kheader (boot services)

[x] laptop-mode (extend battery life for laptop)

[ ] lvm2-monitor (monitoring, hard disks)

[x] mandi (firewall, temporary wireless access to the system)

[ ] mdadm (software RAID devices)

[x] messagebus (transport messages between applications)

[x] msec (Mandrake-Security package)

[ ] netconsole (kernel crash/hang, send boot kernel printk messages to another machine)

[x] netfs (mount/unmount network file systems, NFS, SMB, NCP)

[x] network

[ ] network-auth (network authentication)

[x] network-up

[ ] nfs-common (network file system, NFS)

[ ] ntpd (Network Time Protocol daemon)

[ ] numlock (NumLock)

[x] partmon (Partition Monitoring, track free space on partitions)

[ ] pcscd (smart card reader)

[ ] pppoe (secure connection to service provider)

[ ] pptp (virtual private network)

[x] preload (readahead, speed up booting)

[x] resolvconf (keep track of current nameservers)

[x] rpcbind (remote machine)

[x] shorewall (firewall: packet filtering)

[ ] slmodemd (SmartLink modem)

[x] sound (sound system)

[ ] sshd (SSH daemon)

[x] syslog (used by many daemons to log messages)

[x] udev-post (device management)

[ ] vnstat (network traffic monitor)

[ ] wlan (configure devices)

Security:

Set up your personal firewall:

[ ] Everything (no firewall)

Boot:

Set up boot system:

Bootloader:

Bootloader to use: [GRUB with graphical menu]

Boot device: [/dev/sda]

Main options:

Delay before booting default image: [10]

[x] Enable ACPI

Last modified: July 19th, 2014

Author: Tomi Häsä (tomi.hasa@gmail.com)

URL: http://sites.google.com/site/tomihasa/mandriva-settings