Select and use ISOsMediaDefinitionWe call a media here a ISO image file that allows to install
and/or update Mageia and by extension any physical support where the ISO
file is copied.You can find them here.Classical installation mediaCommon featuresThey use the traditional installer called drakx.They are able to make a clean install or an update from
previous releases.DVDDifferent media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.Some tools are available in the Welcome screen: Rescue
System, Memory Test, Hardware Detection Tool.Each DVD contains any available desktop environments and
languages.You'll be given the choice during the installation to add or
not non free software.DVD dual archBoth architectures are present on the same media, the choice
is made automatically according to the detected CPU.Xfce desktop only.Some languages only (be, bg, ca, de, en, es, fr, it, mk, pl,
pt, ru, sv, uk) TO BE CHECKED!It contains non free software.Live mediaCommon featuresCan be used to preview the distribution without first
installing it on a HDD, and optionally install Mageia on your
HDD.ISO contains only one desktop environment (KDE or
GNOME).Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.Live ISOs can only be used to create
clean installations, they cannot be used to upgrade from previous
releases.They contains non free software.Live CD KDEKDE desktop environment only.English language only.32 bits only.Live CD GNOMEGNOME desktop environment only.English language only.32 bits only.Live DVD KDEKDE desktop environment only.All languages are present.Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.Live DVD GNOMEGNOME desktop environment only.All languages are present.Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.Boot-only CDs mediaCommon featuresEach one is a small image that contains no more than that
which is needed to start the drakx installer and find the ISO file
to continue and complete the install. These ISO files may be on
the PC hard disk, on a local drive, on a local network or on the
Internet.These media are very light (less than 100 Mo) and are
convenient when bandwidth is too low to download a full DVD, PC
without DVD drive or PC that can't boot on a USB stick.Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.English language only.boot.isoContains only free software, for people who refuse non free
software.boot-nonfree.isoContains non free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for
people who need it.Media downloading and checkingDownloadingOnce you have chosen your ISO file, you can download it either
using http or BitTorrent. In both cases, a window give you some
information, like the used mirror and the possibility to change if the
bandwidth is to low. If http is chosen, you can also see something
likemd5sum and sha1sum are tools to check your ISO integrity. Use only
one of them. Both hexadecimal numbers have been calculated by an
algorithm from the file to be downloaded. If you ask this algorithm to
calculate again this number from your downloaded file, either you have
the same number and your downloaded file is correct, or the number is
different and you met a failure. Then this window appears:Check the radio button Save File.Checking the downloaded media integrityOpen a console, no need to be root, and:- To use md5sum, type: [sam@localhost]$ md5sum
path/to/the/image/file.iso.- To use sha1sum, type: [sam@localhost]$ sha1sum
path/to/the/image/file.iso.and compare the obtained number on your computer (you may have to
wait for a while) with the number given by Mageia. Example:Burn or dump the ISOThe checked ISO can now be burned on a CD or DVD or dumped on a USB
stick. These operations are not a simple copy and aim at make a boot-able
media.Burn the ISO on a CD/DVDUse whatever burner you want but ensure the burning device is set
correctly to burn an image, burn data or files is not correct.
More information in the Mageia wiki.Dump the ISO on a USB stickAll Mageia ISOs are hybrid, which means you can 'dump' them on a
USB stick and use it to boot and install the system."dumping" an image onto a flash device destroys any prior
file-system in the partition; any data will be lost and partition
capacity will be reduced to the image size.To recover the original capacity, you have to format the USB
stick.Using MageiaYou can use a graphical tool like IsoDumperYou can also use the dd tool in a console:Open a consoleBecome root with the command su - (don't forget the final
-)Plug your USB stick (do not mount it, that means do not open
any application or file manager that read it)Enter the command fdisk -lFind the device name for your USB stick (by its size), for
example /dev/sdb in the screenshot above, it is a 8Go USB
stick.Enter the command: # dd if=path/to/the/ISO/file of=/dev/sdX
bs=1M(x)=your device name eg: /dev/sdc Example: # dd
if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-4-x86_64-DVD.iso of=/dev/sdb
bs=1MEnter the command: # syncUnplug your USB stick, it is doneUsing WindowsYou can try:- Rufus- Win32 Disk ImagerMageia InstallationThis step is detailed in the Mageia documentation.More information, is available in the Mageia wiki.