drakconf, or the Mandriva Control Center, is a

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written in

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for the configuration of

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, a Linux distribution. It is a tool that allows easy configuration of Mandriva. It is licensed under the open-source

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. It is also used by

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, a

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of Mandriva, where it is called Mageia Control Center. It is part of the so-called drakxtools and is specifically designed for this Linux distribution for running under

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environment. However the source code is available, so it could be ported to other distributions. This tool is a key feature in Mandriva Linux because it puts many configuration tools together in one place, and it is easier for a user who is new to

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for configuring their system instead of changing configuration files using a text editor.

References

* ''Online Help of the Program'' by the ''Mandriva Documentation Team''
Mandriva Control Center on Mandriva Wiki
Free software programmed in Perl Linux package management-related software Mandriva Linux {{Linux-stub