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<title xml:id="rpmdrake-ti1">Software Management (Install and Remove
Software)</title>
<subtitle>rpmdrake</subtitle>
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<section xml:id="rpmdrake-introduction">
<title xml:id="rpmdrake-introduction-ti1">Introduction to rpmdrake</title>
<para>This tool<footnote>
<para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing
<emphasis role="bold">rpmdrake</emphasis> as root.</para>
</footnote>, also known as drakrpm, is a program for installing,
uninstalling and updating packages. It is the graphical user interface of
URPMI. At each start up, it will check online package lists (called
'media') downloaded straight from Mageia's official servers, and will show
you each time the latest applications and packages available for your
computer. A filter system allows you to display only certain types of
packages: you may display only installed applications (by default), or
only available updates. You can also view only not installed packages. You
can also search by the name of a package, or in the summaries of
descriptions or in the full descriptions of packages or in the file names
included in the packages.</para>
<para>To work, rpmdrake needs the repositories to be configured with <xref linkend="drakrpm-edit-media"/> .</para>
<important>
<para>During the installation, the configured repository is the medium
used for the installation, generally the DVD or CD. If you keep this
medium, rpmdrake will ask it each time you want to install a package,
with this pop-up window : <mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="rpmdrake8.png"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>If the above message annoys you and you have a good
internet connection without too strict download limit, it is wise to
remove that medium and replace it by online repositories thanks to <xref linkend="drakrpm-edit-media"/> .</para>
<para>Moreover, the online repositories are always up to date, contains
much more packages, and allow to update your installed packages.</para>
</important>
</section>
<section>
<title>The main parts of the screen</title>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Package type filter:</emphasis></para>
<para>This filter allows you to display only certain types of
packages. The first time you start the manager, it only displays
applications with a graphical interface. You can display either all
the packages and all their dependencies and libraries or only package
groups such as applications only, updates only or backported packages
from newer versions of Mageia.</para>
<warning>
<para>The default filter setting is for new entrants to Linux or
Mageia, who probably do not want command line or specialist tools.
Since you're reading this documentation, you're obviously interested
in improving your knowledge of Mageia, so it is best to set this
filter to "All".</para>
</warning>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><firstterm> <emphasis role="bold">Package state
filter:</emphasis> </firstterm></para>
<para>This filter allows you to view only the installed packages, only
the packages that are not installed or all of the packages, both
installed and not installed.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Search mode:</emphasis></para>
<para>Click on this icon to search through the package names, through
their summaries, through their complete description or through the
files included in the packages.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">"Find" box:</emphasis></para>
<para>Enter here one or more key words. If you want to use more than
one keyword for searching use '|' between keywords, e.g. To search for
"mplayer" and "xine" at the same time type 'mplayer | xine'.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Erase all:</emphasis></para>
<para>This icon can erase in one click all the key words entered in
the "Find" box .</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Categories list:</emphasis></para>
<para>This side bar groups all applications and packages into clear
categories and sub categories.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Description panel:</emphasis></para>
<para>This panel displays the package's name, its summary and complete
description. It displays many useful elements about the selected
package. It can also show precise details about the package, the files
included in the package as well as a list of the last changes made by
the maintainer.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
<section>
<title>The status column</title>
<para>Once you correctly set the filters, you can find your software
either by category (in area 6 above) or by name/summary/description using
area 4. A list of packages fulfilling your query and, don't forget, the
chosen medium is shown with different status markers according to whether
each package is installed/not installed/an update... To change this
status, just check or uncheck the box before the package name and click on
<guibutton>Apply</guibutton>.</para>
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<entry align="center">Icon</entry>
<entry valign="middle" align="center">Legend</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
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<entry valign="middle">This package is already installed</entry>
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<imagedata fileref="../rpmdrake3.png"/>
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<entry valign="middle">This package will be installed</entry>
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<entry valign="middle">This package cannot be modified</entry>
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<entry valign="middle">This package is an update</entry>
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<entry valign="middle">This package will be uninstalled</entry>
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<para>Examples in the screenshot above:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>If I uncheck digikam (the green arrow tell us it is installed),
the status icon will go red with an up arrow and it will be
uninstalled when clicking on <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>If I check qdigidoc (which is not installed, see the status),
the orange with a down arrow status icon will appear and and it will
be installed when clicking on <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section>
<title>The dependencies</title>
<screenshot>
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<para>Some packages need other packages called dependencies in order to
work. They are for example libraries or tools. In this case, Rpmdrake
displays an information window allowing you to choose whether to accept
the selected dependencies, cancel the operation or get more information
(see above). It may also happen that various packages are able to provide
the needed library, in which case rpmdrake displays the list of
alternatives with a button to get more information and another button to
choose which package to install.</para>
</section>
</section>
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