From 64271fbf18bc69c38538a734b16bbf18b5bcd0fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claire Revillet Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 20:27:42 +0000 Subject: - change arborescence of installer doc tree - move en part at the same level as other languages - add de part --- installer/2/en/content/misc-params.html | 154 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 154 insertions(+) create mode 100644 installer/2/en/content/misc-params.html (limited to 'installer/2/en/content/misc-params.html') diff --git a/installer/2/en/content/misc-params.html b/installer/2/en/content/misc-params.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e5cb744f --- /dev/null +++ b/installer/2/en/content/misc-params.html @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@ + + + + + 19. Summary of miscellaneous parameters

19. 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.

19.1. System parameters

  • Timezone

    DrakX selected a + time zone for you, depending on your preferred language. You can + change it if needed. See also Section 19.5, “Configure your + Timezone”

  • Country / + Region

    If you are not in + the selected country, it is very important that you correct the + setting. See Section 19.6, “Select your Country / + Region”

  • 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 Section 17, “Bootloader main + options”

  • User + management

    You can add extra + users here. They will each get their own /home + directories and will not be able to look in your or each other's + documents, mails, pictures and other files.

  • 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.

19.2. 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 Section 16, “Set up X, graphic card and monitor + configuration”.

19.3. 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, after having enabled the non-free media + repositories.

    [Warning]

    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

19.4. 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.

    [Warning]

    Bear in mind + that allowing everything (no firewall) may be very risky.

19.5. Configure your + Timezone

Choose your + time zone by choosing your country or a city close to you in the same time + zone.

In next + screen you can choose to set your hardware clock to local time or to GMT, + also known as UTC.

[Note]

If you have + more than one operating system on your computer, make sure they are all + set to local time, or all to UTC/GMT.

19.6. Select your Country / + Region

Select your country + or region. This is important for all kinds of settings, like the currency + and wireless regulatory domain. Setting the wrong country can lead to not + being able to use a Wireless network.

If your country + isn't in the list, click the Other Countries button + and choose your country / region there.

[Note]

If your country is + only in the Other Countries list, after clicking + OK it may seem a country from the first list was + chosen. Please ignore this, DrakX will follow your real choice.

19.6.1. Input method

In the + Other Countries screen you can also select an input + method (at the bottom of the list). Input methods allow users to input + multilingual characters (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc). IBus is the + default input method in Mageia DVDs, Africa/India and Asia/no-India + Live-CDs. For Asian and African locales, IBus will be set as default + input method so users should not need to configure it manually. Other + input methods(SCIM, GCIN, HIME, etc) also provide similar functions and + can be installed if you added HTTP/FTP media before package + selection.

[Note]

If you missed + the input method setup during installation, you can access it after + you boot your installed system via "Configure your Computer" -> + "System", or by running localedrake as root.

19.7. Configure your + Services

Here you can set + which services should (not) start when you boot your system.

There are four + groups, click on the triangle before a group to expand it and see all + services in it.

The setting + DrakX chose are usually good.

If you highlight + a service, some information about it is shown in the info box + below.

Only change + things when you know very well what you are doing.

19.8. Security Level

You can adjust your + security level here.

Leave the default + settings as they are, if you don't know what to choose.

After install, it + will always be possible to adjust your security settings in the + Security part of the Mageia Control Center.

19.9. Summary - Links

[Note]

Clicking the help button may have led you to a wrong section of + this page. Please click on the relevant link below to go to the correct + section, or scroll up to see it.

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