Arch Linux

miko

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From: Poland

Registered: 2006-04-16

Posts: 49

Simple GUI admin tools?

Hello,
I am trying to customize arch linux for a windows user, who does not know linux, but want to use it And all this is on an old Pentium 600MHz with 128MB RAM, so I am looking for light solutions.
So I have installed icewm with XP theme, rox, xfe and idesk, which basically resemble WindowsXP.
But now I am searching for simple GUI admin tools to manage users (add new user, change password). I would prefer the "unix way" - one simple tool for one task, instead of one Swiss-army-knife app. The only two tools I found are linuxconf/gnome-linuxconf (which unfortunately is not developed anymore) and webmin/usermin (which needs a webserver, and is way too complicated). Do you know any useful tools like this? Do you have any other recommendations? For example, I could not find simple and not terminal-only mixer, and there is no mixer tray for icewm, so I had to use aumix-gtk ang gnome-alsamixer (both of which are too complicated).
Do you know similar projects? Or if other (possibly "mini") distros use some light and not distro-specific tools? Please share your recommendations.

Regards,
miko

Phrodo_00

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From: Seattle, WA

Registered: 2006-04-09

Posts: 342

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Re: Simple GUI admin tools?

there's gnome-system-tools if the dependence in gnome doesn't bothers you.

AndyRTR

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From: Magdeburg/Germany

Registered: 2005-10-07

Posts: 1,641

Re: Simple GUI admin tools?

webmin/usermin

shen

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Registered: 2003-09-05

Posts: 272

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Re: Simple GUI admin tools?

all arch has is webmin and usermin really and yes they aren't super easy to use... I agree it would be handy to have something basic in arch like that. Just doesn't exist as far as I know.