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    A PCLinuxOS like control center

    I was using PCLinuxOS before Kubuntu and I really liked their Control Center that handled graphically, all in one place, things like editing the lilo/grub, partitions, mount points etc. We need something like this or better yet add those functions into system settings.

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    Re: A PCLinuxOS like control center

    Originally posted by kpurcell
    I was using PCLinuxOS before Kubuntu and I really liked their Control Center that handled graphically, all in one place, things like editing the lilo/grub, partitions, mount points etc.  We need something like this or better yet add those functions into system settings.
    There is a module for partitions and mountpoints in systemsettings/kcontrol (Disks & Filesystems). It's not perfect, but it's there.

    A boot manager (lilo/grub) module would be nice, but it would be very easy to mangle one's system with it, so it would have to be very user friendly and fool-proof

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      Re: A PCLinuxOS like control center

      There is a module for partitions and mountpoints in systemsettings/kcontrol (Disks & Filesystems). It's not perfect, but it's there.

      A boot manager (lilo/grub) module would be nice, but it would be very easy to mangle one's system with it, so it would have to be very user friendly and fool-proof
      Well the first time I poked around in the D&F util I did not yet fully understand all the workings of the System Settings UI, so I didn't notice you can make changes. This could be much easier and in the PCLinux Control Center there are a lot of places to make changes that we have to do via command line. I would hope the powers that be would take a look at what they have in PCLOS and try and get something like it for Kubuntu.

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        Re: A PCLinuxOS like control center

        By the yardstick of user friendliness , PCLOS tops all.
        A lot of applications are to be installed after having Kubuntu (eg: digikam) which work off the box in PCLOS.

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          Re: A PCLinuxOS like control center

          What about a Suse YAST style layout (except for their package manager). I like having all my admin functions under one menu that I don't have to relog into every time I change from one function to the other.

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            Re: A PCLinuxOS like control center

            Libranet had the best method I have ever used ( Adminmenu ) but alas is now deceased It worked well but was not open sourced and I doubt it ever will be

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