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Installation with DrakX

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Contents

DrakX, the Mageia Installer
The installation steps
Installation options
Please choose a language to use
License and Release Notes
License Agreement
Release Notes
Setup SCSI
Install or Upgrade
Keyboard
Partitioning
Choose the mount points
Confirm hard disk to be formatted
Custom disk partitioning with DiskDrake
Formatting
Media Selection (Configure Supplemental Installation Media)
Media Selection (Nonfree)
Desktop Selection
Package Group Selection
Minimal Install
Choose Individual Packages
User and Superuser Management
Set Administrator (root) Password:
Enter a user
Advanced User Management
Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration
Choose an X Server (Configure your Graphic Card)
Choosing your Monitor
Bootloader main options
Using a Mageia bootloader
Using an existing bootloader
Bootloader advanced option
Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry
Summary of miscellaneous parameters
System parameters
Hardware parameters
Network and Internet parameters
Security
Configure your Timezone
Select your Country / Region
Input method
Configure your Services
Select mouse
Security Level
Updates
Congratulations

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  • DrakX, the Mageia Installer
    • The installation steps
    • Installation options
      • Installation Problems and Possible Solutions
        • No Graphical Interface
        • The Install Freezes
        • Kernel Options
  • Please choose a language to use
  • License and Release Notes
    • License Agreement
    • Release Notes
  • Setup SCSI
  • Install or Upgrade
  • Keyboard
  • Partitioning
  • Choose the mount points
  • Confirm hard disk to be formatted
  • Custom disk partitioning with DiskDrake
  • Formatting
  • Media Selection (Configure Supplemental Installation Media)
  • Media Selection (Nonfree)
  • Desktop Selection
  • Package Group Selection
  • Minimal Install
  • Choose Individual Packages
  • User and Superuser Management
    • Set Administrator (root) Password:
    • Enter a user
    • Advanced User Management
  • Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration
  • Choose an X Server (Configure your Graphic Card)
  • Choosing your Monitor
  • Bootloader main options
    • Using a Mageia bootloader
    • Using an existing bootloader
    • Bootloader advanced option
  • Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry
  • Summary of miscellaneous parameters
    • System parameters
    • Hardware parameters
    • Network and Internet parameters
    • Security
  • Configure your Timezone
  • Select your Country / Region
    • Input method
  • Configure your Services
  • Select mouse
  • Security Level
  • Updates
  • Congratulations
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