This procedure is based on URPMI facilities. You can however adapt it by downloading and installing manually the packages.
This procedure should be applied from a "root" (SuperUser) account terminal,
This procedure will be rewritten when DrakUPS is completed (project between Mandrake and MGE).

Depending on your exact Mandrake release, you might need to add some URPMI sources.
To do so, use Easy URPMI to select the correct sources, and urpmi.setup to modify your configuration.

Update the list of available packages using the following command:
    urpmi.update all

Actually install NUT packages using the following command:
    urpmi nut-server nut

You might also need to install the following packages:
    - nut-cgi: If you need Web interfaces
    - knutclient: if you need a KDE interface (need the URPMI "contrib" source)
    - wmnut: if you need a WindowMaker, or generic applet, interface

Configure data acquisition: Edit the file "/etc/ups/ups.conf" and modify it as below

[ups_name]
        driver = your_driver
        port = device_port

Notes:
    ups_name is further used to address the UPS. You might change it according to your wish, but            don't forget to also adapt it for the rest of this procedure.
    your_driver must be replaced by the right value, depending on your exact model (mge-utalk,                    mge-shut, newhidups or snmp-ups)
    device_port must be replaced by the right value.
        - For mge-utalk and mge-shut: the name of the serial port (ie /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, ...)
        - For snmp-ups: the name of the SNMP Agent host
        - For newhidups: "auto" or whatever value as newhidups automagically probe for USB UPS.

Configure data server: the provided file "/etc/ups/upsd.conf" is already configured to allow local monitoring only. If you need to modify it, have a look at upsd.conf manual page.

Configure user profiles: Edit the file "/etc/ups/upsd.users" and modify it as below
         # Supervision user
        [admin]
                password = mypass
                allowfrom = localhost
                actions = SET
                instcmds = ALL

         # Protection user
        [monuser]
                password  = mypass
                allowfrom = localhost
                upsmon master

Notes:
    For security reasons, prefer to change "mypass" references above, but don't forget to also adapt it
       for the rest of this procedure..

Configure protection:

Copy the file "/etc/ups/upsmon.conf.sample" to "/etc/ups/upsmon.conf"
Edit the file "/etc/ups/upsmon.conf" and modify it as below

MONITOR ups_name@localhost 1 monuser mypass master

Start all services (data acquisition driver, network server and protection) using:
    service upsd start
    service upsmon start

If all went fine, the following lines should be displayed:
    NUT Starting UPS daemon:                                        [  OK  ]
    NUT Starting UPS model drivers                                [  OK  ]
    NUT Starting UPS monitor:                                        [  OK  ]

From now on, these services will automatically started at boot time.