[SOLVED] Configure system from terminal

[preter]

Hello everyone!

From 2 years I am happy Debian user, but I want try something new distribution on laptop. When the Mageia 3 was released I thought this system is interesting.
I downloaded ISO file and installed KDE version. But I wonder - does Mageia can be configure from console by editing text files?
My buddy told that OpenSUSE and (Mandriva once ago) Mageia does not like editing text files, because they can stop working properly. That is why I ask you.

Can I configure Mageia with KDE by editing text file in terminal (not using Control Center)? Can I build my own system from Mageia installing minimal system and adding only this programs which I want installed (not installing Control Center)? Will Mageia work stable in this way?

Best regards,
preter

[jkerr82508]

Yes. You can administer a Mageia system by manually editing config files. The Control Centre (drakconf) and the constituent modules (drakxtools) can be removed. Even when they are installed you don't have to use them. You can actually alternate between using the CLI and using the drakxtools. That is how it has always been in Mandriva and is now in Mageia.

If you install from the dual-arch CD or the "classical" installer DVD, you can choose the packages that will be installed. If you install using one of the live DVD's you would need to remove (after installation) any of the default installation that you did not want.

Jim

[preter]

Thank you jkerr82508 for quick answer.

I understand that I can configure Mageia only in terminal and system will work so stable like after default installation. Awesome, I am taking for testing.

Thank you very much jkerr82508, one more time.

[doktor5000]

Please mark the thread accordingly by editing the topic of the first post and prefix it by [SOLVED], thanks

[wintpe]

If you want additional reading on this just get a good systems administrator book
for redhat linux 6, one that focuses on command line rather than gui tools.
.
I would say that 95% of the config files for mageia are the same as redhat.
some have newer options in line with redhats upstream fedora, but they are all
in the same place.
the only obvious differences are redhat uses yum and for now uses upstart for sequencing init, but that will change for redhat 7,

for example yum install package

whereas mageia uses what looks like , from the command line a wrapper round rpm, its not though, thats just what the commands imply.

so rpm -i becomes urpmi and rpm -e urpme

but its an online util like yum in that it uses repos.

otherwise very similar.

most of the network related and system related stuff is down /etc/sysconfig

kernel tuning is done with /etc/sysctl.conf

/etc/modules.d controls module loading.


regards peter

[preter]

Thank you for information wintpe