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Sections in this Chapter: Organization of the Red Hat Filesystem Using Red Hat's setup Command The Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) Using the linuxconf Command Red Hat Tools Previous SectionNext Section Using Red Hat's setup Command Configuring Your Keyboard with the kbdconfig Command Configuring Your Mouse with the mouseconfig Command Configuring Your Sound Card with the sndconfig Command Configuring System Services with the ntsysv Command
The setup command, found under the /usr/sbin directory, is an earlier Red Hat tool the root operator can use to configure a variety of hardware and software services for Linux. Unlike a number of other Red Hat tools, setup and the programs that run under its graphical interface--such as authconfig, Xconfigurator, mouseconfig, ntsysv, sndconfig, and timeconfig--do not require X11. Start the program from the command line of your console (or an X11 terminal window): # setup A main dialog box appears, as shown in the Figure 19.14. Navigate through the dialog box by using the up or down arrow keys or the Tab key. After you've highlighted a desired program, navigate to the Run Tool button and press Enter. To quit setup, navigate to the Quit button and press Enter. FIGURE 19.14 The setup command is a graphical shell for several Red Hat tools. The following sections discuss the various setup commands except for authconfig (part of your Red Hat Linux installation), and Xconfigurator, which is used to configure the X Window System. For details about Xconfigurator, see Chapter 4, "Configuring the X Window System, Version 11." Configuring Your Keyboard with the kbdconfig Command The kbdconfig command is a graphical interface you can use to choose the type of keyboard used with your computer. Its main dialog appears if you select kbdconfig from setup's window or type kbdconfig on the command line (see ). FIGURE 19.15 The kbdconfig command selects the type of keyboard used by your system. Configuring Your Mouse with the mouseconfig Command The mouseconfig command is a graphical interface you can use to choose the type of pointing device (rodentometer?) used with your computer. Its main dialog appears if you select mouseconfig from setup's window or type mouseconfig on the command line (see ). FIGURE 19.16 The mouseconfig command is used to select or configure your Linux system's mouse. mouseconfig automatically probes your system for the type of pointing device attached and lists 30 choices from which you can pick your device. Note - mouseconfig's option to emulate three buttons is especially handy if you use the X Window System and want to copy and paste text. See Chapter 4 to learn how to configure X11 to use your mouse, or read the man page for gpm to learn about using a mouse server for the console window. Configuring Your Sound Card with the sndconfig Command The sndconfig command is a graphical interface to selecting and configuring your system's sound card. Select sndconfig from setup's main window or type sndconfig from the command line to display its main dialog box, as shown in Figure 19.17. FIGURE 19.17 The sndconfig command will first probe your system for a Plug-and-Pray sound card. The command will first attempt to probe your system for a Plug-and-Pray sound card. If one is not detected, sndconfig will display a dialog box like that shown in Figure 19.18 and ask you to select one of 38 different sound systems. Scroll through the list, pick a card, and then click the OK button. A dialog box like that shown in appears and asks for your card's settings. After you fill out this information and click the OK button, sndconfig tries to play a sample sound (actually Linus Torvalds pronouncing "Linux") called sample.au in the /usr/share/sndconfig directory. The command will then try to play a MIDI instrument file. FIGURE 19.18 The sndconfig command recognizes 38 different sound systems. FIGURE 19.19 Enter your sound card's settings in the sndconfig dialog box to set up Linux for sound. Note - Make sure you have your soundcard's technical information on hand before using the sndconfig command. If your soundcard is not supported, or if sndconfig fails to properly configure Linux to use your card, you have other options. First, read the Sound-HOWTO document under the /usr/doc/HOWTO directory. If you have a Soundblaster AWE card, read the mini-HOWTO document Soundblaster-AWE under the /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini directory. You can then try to either rebuild the sound support modules or rebuild your Linux kernel to support your card (see ). If you don't feel like using this approach, or still have problems, try the commercial set of drivers for the Open Sound System from 4Front Technologies. OSS is a relatively inexpensive commercial software package that automatically detects and configures loadable code modules for your soundcard. You can also download a 7-day trial version to try before you buy. Navigate to for more information. Configuring System Services with the ntsysv Command The ntsysv command is a graphical interface to configuring which system services to start or stop. Its main dialog box appears if you select ntsysv from the setup command's dialog box or type the command ntsysv on the command line (see ). FIGURE 19.20 With the ntsysv command, you can start or stop more than 40 different system services. Setting the System Time Zone with the timeconfig Command The timeconfig command is a graphical interface to configuring the system time zone. If you select timeconfig from the setup command's dialog box or type the command timeconfig on the command line, its main dialog box appears (see Figure 19.21). This is a handy tool to use when traveling with a mobile computer! FIGURE 19.21 The timeconfig command enables you to set the time zone for your Linux system. Red Hat® Linux 6 Unleashed
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