Tutorials
From The Chakra Project
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 | Tutorials Certain configurations and installations require step-by-step guides, and sometimes such guides are not available in any upstream site, or are just too Chakra-specific. This is why Chakra maintains certain tutorials in its documentation. You have a list of them below. |
Install
 | Bootable Medium Creation Learn to create your bootable Chakra live medium. |
 | Install using a GPT partition table Using a GPT partition table to install Chakra has quite a few benefits. Better usage of very large HDD's, and more primary partitions possible. Included is a tutorial for dual booting with MacOS. |
| Install to an USB HDD or USB flash drive Installing Chakra onto an external HDD or USB flash drive, gives you the advantage of having a portable install and an easy way of trying out Chakra, with all your own settings, without changing your main (internal) HDD. |
 | Install From Hard Disk In certain situations you might need to install Chakra from another GNU system on the same hard disk, or you might want to do it just for fun. Learn how here. |
 | Install Nvidia on LiveCD Learn how to install the proprietary NVIDIA graphics drivers from your live system. |
 | Beginners' Guide to add Chakra Linux to a hard disk with Windows This tutorial will guide you through the process of getting free space to install Chakra, installing it, configuring a dual boot with your current Windows system and getting started with your Chakra system. |
| Switching Between Free and Non-free Video-Drivers Explanation of how to switch between the different graphics drivers. |
Security
| 48px | Firewall configuration Configuring a firewall in Chakra. |
 | Tomoyo configuration Mandatory Access Control (MAC) implementation for Linux that can be used to increase the security of a system, |
Plasma Workspace: The KDE4 Desktop Environment
 | Plasma Desktop Basics Learn about the great features and options your KDE desktop has to offer, and personalize your workspace to suit your needs. |
 | The System Settings Dialog Learn about the features and options in the KDE System Settings dialog. |
| Advanced Plasma Desktop Features Discover the Most Exciting Secrets of the KDE Plasma Desktop! |
CCR
| How to upload a package to CCR when it exists on Arch or Aur Since CCR is actually a clone of AUR and Chakra is derived from ArchLinux, uploading packages from their repositories to CCR is generally really easy. |
Fix
 | Fix Root User Fonts When upgrading to KDE 4.4, there were some problems with the way fonts were displayed when running applications as root user. In case you still experience this problem, here you're going to learn how to fix it. |
Set Up
 | Printers Learn how to set up your printer. |
 | Setup your MySQL database Learn how to set up your MySQL database. |
Customize
| Color Bash Prompt Learn how to customize your Bash prompt. |
| Easily Install Groups of Software Packages Helpful command line options for installing needed package groups for desired functionality. |
| How to configure Splashy Helpful command line options for installing needed package groups for desired functionality. |
Work
 | How to take screenshots Find out the best ways there are to take screenshots, useful when you want to report a bug or anything else. |
 | Hibernate/Suspend In certain situations you might need to hibernate/suspend Chakra to disk or RAM. Learn here how. |
 | System Encryption This tutorial will show you how to set up system encryption with LUKS for dm-crypt. |
 | Moving the /home Partition This tutorial will show you how to move your home directory to a new partition. |
 | DNIe (Spanish Electronic ID Card) This tutorial will show you how to configure your system to use your DNIe. |
Computer Music (So, you're a musician)
 | Jack Audio Connection Kit (Server and Qt Fronted) Learn how to use Jack Audio Connection Kit without any issue within Chakra GNU/Linux. |
 | Rosegarden Learn how to configure Rosegarden in order to avoid any issue within Chakra GNU/Linux. |
System
 | Boot Process Learn what happens from the moment when you press your computer's boot button and the moment you can log into your operating system. |
 | Groups User groups are used on GNU-based systems for access control – members of a group are granted access to devices and files belonging to that group. /etc/group is the file that defines the groups on the system (man group for details). |