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