[newbie] rh to mandrake

[R . Sheppard]

hello
I am a longtime redhat user and I have a few questions...

When installing can I browse through every package and install whatever I
want?

Can I use linuxconf to configure my system?

Can I use XF86Setup to configure my X?

Can i disable the crap displayed in the console when at the login prompt?


If i can not or if there is a better method of any of these please let me
know.
If there is any other things that would surprize me please add them in.
thanx for your time.
I am thinking about converting (:

Rick S.