Software

Media Selection

Supplemental Installation + Media

This screen shows you the list of already recognised repositories. You + can add other sources for packages, like an optical-disc or a remote source. + The source selection determines which packages will be available during the + subsequent steps.

For a network source, there are two steps to follow:

Choosing and activating the network, if not already up.
Selecting a mirror or specifying a URL (very first entry). By + selecting a mirror, you have access to the selection of all repositories + managed by Mageia, like the Nonfree, the + Tainted repositories and the + Updates. With the URL, you can designate a specific + repository or your own NFS installation.

Note

If you are updating a 64-bit installation which may contain some + 32-bit packages, it is advised to use this screen to add an online mirror + by selecting one of the Network protocols here. The 64-bit DVD ISO only + contains 64-bit and noarch packages, it will not be + able to update the 32-bit packages. However, after adding an online + mirror, the installer will find the needed 32-bit packages there.

Available Media

Here you have the list of available repositories. Not all repositories + are available, according to which media you use for installing. The + repositories selection determines which packages will be available for + selection during the next steps.

The Core repository cannot be disabled as it + contains the base of the distribution.
The Nonfree repository includes packages that + are free-of-charge, i.e. Mageia may redistribute them, but they contain + closed-source software (hence the name - Nonfree). For example this + repository includes nVidia and AMD graphics card proprietary drivers, + firmware for various WiFi cards, etc.
The Tainted repository includes packages + released under a free license. The main criteria for placing packages in + this repository is that they may infringe patents and copyright laws in + some countries, e.g. multimedia codecs needed to play various + audio/video files; packages needed to play commercial video DVD's, + etc.

Desktop Selection

Some choices made here will open other screens with related + options.

After the selection step(s), you will see a slideshow during the + installation of required packages. The slideshow can be disabled by pressing + the Details button.

Choose whether you prefer to use the KDE Plasma or GNOME desktop + environment. Both come with a full set of useful applications and + tools.
Select Custom if you do not wish to use + either (or, actually use both) of these, or if you want to modify the + default software choices for these desktop environments. The LXDE + desktop, for instance, is lighter than the previous two, sporting less + eye candy and having fewer packages installed by default.

Package Group Selection

Packages are arranged into common groups, to make choosing what you + need on your system a lot easier. The groups are fairly self explanatory, + however more information about the content of each is available in tool-tips + which become visible as the mouse is hovered over them.

Workstation
Server
Graphical Environment
Individual Package Selection: you + can use this option to manually add or remove packages

See Minimal Install for instructions on how to do a + minimal install (without or with X & IceWM).

Minimal Install

Minimal Installation is intended for those with specific uses in mind + for Mageia, such as a server or a specialised workstation. You will probably + use this option combined with the Individual package + selection option to fine-tune your installation. See Choose Individual Packages.

You can choose a Minimal Installation by + de-selecting everything in the Package Group + Selection screen, see Choose Package Groups.
If desired, you can additionally tick the Individual + package selection option in the same screen.
If you choose this installation method, then the relevant screen + (see screenshot below) will offer you a few useful extras to install, + such as documentation and “X”.
If the With X option is selected, then IceWM + (a lightweight desktop environment) will also be included.

The basic documentation is provided in the form of “man” + and “info” pages. It contains the man pages from the Linux Documentation + Project and the GNU + coreutils info pages.

Choose Individual Packages

Here you can add or remove any extra packages to customize your + installation.

After having made your choice, you can click on the + floppy icon at the bottom of the page to save your + choice of packages (saving to a USB key works, too). You can then use this + file to install the same packages on another system, by pressing the same + button during install and choosing to load it.

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