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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakrpm-edit-media.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/drakrpm-edit-media.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 7ea5ecdf..00000000 --- a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakrpm-edit-media.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,216 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="drakrpm-edit-media"> - <info> - <title xml:id="drakrpm-edit-media-ti1">Configure Media</title> - - <subtitle>drakrpm-edit-media</subtitle> - </info> - - <!-- 2013-01-06 marja - added Qilaq's and spturtle's corrections --> - - <!--2013-10-22 marja - improved wording, thanks to Aragorn :-) - - adjusted "Add" part to changed behaviour of this tool - (no longer a choice to only add "update sources" is - given) --> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata xml:id="drakrpm-edit-media-im1" fileref="drakrpm-edit-media.png" revision="1" align="center" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para><important> - <para>First thing to do after an install is to add software sources - (also known as repositories, media, mirrors). That means you must select - the media sources to be used to install and update packages and - applications. (see Add button below).</para> - </important> <note> - <para>If you install (or upgrade) Mageia using an optical media (DVD or - CD) or a USB device, there will be a software source configured to the - optical media used. To avoid being asked to insert the media when you - install new packages, you should disable (or delete) this media. (It - will have the media type CD-Rom).</para> - </note> <note> - <para>Your system is running under an architecture which may be 32-bit - (called i586), or 64-bit (called x86_64). Some packages are independent - of whether your system is 32-bit or 64-bit; these are called noarch - packages. They don't have their own noarch directories on the mirrors, - but are all in both the i586 and the x86_64 media.</para> - </note></para> - - <para>This tool is present in the Mageia Control Center under the tab - <emphasis role="bold">Software management.</emphasis><footnote> - <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">drakrpm-edit-media</emphasis> as root.</para> - </footnote></para> - - <section> - <title xml:id="drakrpm-edit-media-columns">The columns</title> - - <bridgehead>Column Enable:</bridgehead> - - <para>The checked media will be used to install new packages. Be cautious - with some media such as Testing and Debug, they could make your system - unusable.</para> - - <bridgehead>Column Update:</bridgehead> - - <para>The checked media will be used to update packages, it must be - enabled. Only media with "Update" in its name should be selected. For - security reasons, this column isn't modifiable in this tool, you must open - a console as root and type <emphasis role="bold">drakrpm-edit-media - --expert.</emphasis></para> - - <bridgehead>Column medium:</bridgehead> - - <para>Display the medium name. Mageia official repositories for final - release versions contain at least:</para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para><emphasis role="bold">Core</emphasis> which contains most - programs available supported by Mageia.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><emphasis role="bold">Nonfree</emphasis> which contains some - programs which are not free</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><emphasis role="bold">Tainted</emphasis> free software for which - there might be patent claims in some countries.</para> - - <para>Each medium has 4 sub-sections:</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><emphasis role="bold">Release</emphasis> the packages as of the - day the this version of Mageia was released.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><emphasis role="bold">Updates</emphasis> the packages updated - since release due to security or bug concerns. Everyone should have - this medium enabled, even with a very slow internet connection.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><emphasis role="bold">Backports</emphasis> some packages of new - versions backported from Cauldron (the next version under - development).</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><emphasis role="bold">Testing</emphasis> which is used for - temporary tests of new updates, to allow the bug reporters and the QA - team to validate the corrections.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </section> - - <section> - <title xml:id="drakrpm-edit-media-right-button">The buttons on the - right</title> - - <para><guibutton>Remove:</guibutton></para> - - <para>To remove a medium, click on it and then on this button. It is wise - to remove the medium used for the installation (CD or DVD for example) - since all the packages it contains are in the official Core release - medium.</para> - - <para><guibutton>Edit:</guibutton></para> - - <para>Allows you to modify the selected medium settings, (URL, downloader - and proxy).</para> - - <para><guibutton>Add:</guibutton></para> - - <para>Add the official repositories available on the Internet. These - repositories contain only safe and well tested software. Clicking on the - "Add" button adds the mirrorlist to your configuration, it is designed to - make sure that you install and update from a mirror close to you. If you - prefer to choose a specific mirror, then add it by choosing "Add a - specific media mirror" from the drop-down "File" menu.</para> - - <para><guibutton>Up and down arrows:</guibutton></para> - - <para>Change the list order. When Drakrpm looks for a package, it reads - the list in the displayed order and will install the first package found - for the same release number - in the event of a version mismatch, the - latest release will be installed. So if possible, put the fastest - repositories at the top.</para> - </section> - - <section> - <title xml:id="drakrpm-edit-media-menu">The menu</title> - - <para><guimenu>File -> Update:</guimenu></para> - - <para>A window pops up with the media list. Select the ones you want to - update and click on the <guibutton>Update</guibutton> button.</para> - - <para><guimenu>File -> Add a specific media mirror:</guimenu></para> - - <para>Suppose you aren't happy with the actual mirror, because for example - it's too slow or often unavailable, you can choose another mirror. Select - all the actual media and click on <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> to take - them out. Click on <guimenu>File -> Add a specific media - mirror</guimenu>, choose between update only or the full set (if you do - not know, choose the <guibutton>Full set of sources</guibutton>) and - accept the contact by clicking on <guibutton>Yes</guibutton>. This window - opens:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="drakrpmEditMedia2.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>You can see, on the left, a list of countries, choose yours or one - very close by clicking on the > symbol, this will display all the - available mirrors in that country. Select one and click on - <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> - - <para><guimenu>File -> Add a custom medium:</guimenu></para> - - <para>It is possible to install a new media (from a third party for - example) that isn't supported by Mageia. A new window appears:</para> - - <para><mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="rpmdrakeEditMedia1.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject>Select the medium type, find a smart name that well define - the medium and give the URL (or the path, according to the medium - type)</para> - - <para><guimenu>Options -> Global options:</guimenu></para> - - <para>This item allows you to choose when to "Verify RPMs to be installed" - (always or never), the download program (curl, wget or aria2) and to - define the download policy for information about the packages (on demand - -by default-, update only, always or never).</para> - - <para><guimenu>Options -> Manage keys:</guimenu></para> - - <para>To guarantee a high level of security, digital keys are used to - authenticate the media. It is possible for each medium to allow or - disallow a key. In the window that appear, select a medium and then click - on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to allow a new key or to select a key and - click on <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> to disallow that key.</para> - - <para><warning> - <para>Do this with care, as with all security-related questions</para> - </warning><guimenu>Options -> Proxy:</guimenu></para> - - <para>If you need to use a proxy server for internet access, you can - configure it here. You only need to give the <guibutton>Proxy - hostname</guibutton> and if necessary a <guilabel>Username</guilabel> and - <guilabel>Password</guilabel>.</para> - - <para/> - - <para>For more information about configuring the media, see <link ns2:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Software_management">the Mageia - Wiki page</link>.</para> - </section> -</section>
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