Summary of miscellaneous
parameters
DrakX made smart choices for the
configuration of your system depending on the choices you made and on the
hardware DrakX detected. You can check the settings here and change them if
you want after pressing Configure.
System parameters
Timezone
DrakX selected a
time zone for you, depending on your preferred language. You can
change it if needed. See also
Country /
Region
If you are not in
the selected country, it is very important that you correct the
setting. See
Bootloader
DrakX has made
good choices for the bootloader setting.
Do not change
anything, unless you know how to configure Grub and/or Lilo
For more
information, see
User
management
You can add extra
users here. They will each get their own /home
directories.
Services:
System services
refer to those small programs which run the background (daemons). This
tool allows you to enable or disable certain tasks.
You should check
carefully before changing anything here - a mistake may prevent your
computer from operating correctly.
For more information, see
Hardware parameters
Keyboard:
This is where
you setup or change your keyboard layout which will depend on your
location, language or type of keyboard.
Mouse:
Here you can add
or configure other pointing devices, tablets, trackballs etc.
Sound
card:
This section
allows you to fine tune your sound card. In most cases the options
selected will work with your computer.
Graphical
interface:
This section
allows you to configure your graphic card(s) and displays.
For more
information, see .
Network and Internet
parameters
Network:
You can configure
your network here, but for network cards with non-free drivers it is
better to do that after reboot, in the Mageia Control
Center, if you have not yet enabled the non-free media
repositories.
When you add a
network card, do not forget to set your firewall to watch that
interface as well.
Proxies:
A Proxy Server
acts as an intermediary between your computer and the wider internet.
This section allows you to configure your computer to utilize a proxy
service.
You may need to
consult your systems administrator to get the parameters you need to
enter here
Security
Security
Level:
Here you set the
Security level for your computer, in most cases the default setting
(Standard) is adequate for general use.
Check the option
which best suits your usage.
Firewall:
A firewall is
intended to be a barrier between your important data and the rascals
out there on the internet who would compromise or steal it.
Select the
services that you wish to have access to your system. Your selections
will depend on what you use your computer for.
Bear in mind
that allowing everything (no firewall) may be very risky.