From 7376d72ff9deeea4345e7420af4f7b5498945ae2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marja van Waes Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 22:27:08 +0100 Subject: - New help file: uninstall-Mageia.html - updates for 3 other English files --- Select-and-use-ISOs.html | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-) (limited to 'Select-and-use-ISOs.html') diff --git a/Select-and-use-ISOs.html b/Select-and-use-ISOs.html index 6ea7e80..d2d97ba 100644 --- a/Select-and-use-ISOs.html +++ b/Select-and-use-ISOs.html @@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ -

We 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. +

Here, a medium (plural: media) is an ISO image file that allows you to install + and/or update Mageia and by extension any physical support the ISO + file is copied to.

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    Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.

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    Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures.

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    Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.

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    Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures.

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    +
    -

    Boot-only CDs media +

    Boot-only CD media

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  • Each 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 + which is needed to start the drakx installer and find + drakx-installer-stage2 and other packages that are needed to + continue and complete the install. These packages 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. +

    These media are very light (less than 100 MB) and are + convenient when bandwidth is too low to download a full DVD, a PC + without a DVD drive or a PC that can't boot from a USB stick.

  • -

    Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.

    +

    Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures.

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      Contains only free software, for people who refuse non free +

      Contains only free software, for those people who refuse to use non-free software.

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        Contains non free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for +

        Contains non-free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for people who need it.

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    +
    -

    Media downloading and checking +

    Downloading and Checking Media

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    Once 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 +

    Once you have chosen your ISO file, you can download it using + either http or BitTorrent. In both cases, a window gives you some + information, such as the mirror in use and the possibility to change if the + bandwidth is to low. If http is chosen, you may also see something like

    -

    md5sum and sha1sum are tools to check your ISO integrity. Use only +

    md5sum and sha1sum are tools to check the 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 + algorithm from the file to be downloaded. When you ask these algorithms to + recalculate 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: + different and you have a failure. A failure infers that you should retry + the download.Then this window appears:

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    The 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. +

    The checked ISO can now be burned to a CD or DVD or dumped to a USB + stick. These operations are not a simple copy and aim to make a boot-able + medium.

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    +
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    Burn the ISO on a CD/DVD +

    Burning the ISO to a CD/DVD

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    Use 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. +

    Use whatever burner you wish but ensure the burning device is set + correctly to burn an image, burn data or files is not correct. + There is more information in the Mageia wiki.

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    +
    -

    Dump the ISO on a USB stick +

    Dump the ISO to a USB stick

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    All Mageia ISOs are hybrid, which means you can 'dump' them on a - USB stick and use it to boot and install the system. +

    All Mageia ISOs are hybrids, which means you can 'dump' them to a + USB stick and then use it to boot and install the system.

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    "dumping" an image onto a flash device destroys any prior - file-system in the partition; any data will be lost and partition +

    "dumping" an image onto a flash device destroys any previous + file-system on the device; any other data will be lost and the partition capacity will be reduced to the image size.

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    To recover the original capacity, you have to format the USB - stick. -

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    To recover the original capacity, you must re-format the USB stick.

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    Become root with the command su - (don't forget the final - -) +

    Become root with the command su - (don't forget the final '-' )

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    Plug your USB stick (do not mount it, that means do not open - any application or file manager that read it) +

    Plug your USB stick (do not mount it, this also means do not open + any application or file manager that could access or read it)

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    (x)=your device name eg: /dev/sdc Example: # dd - if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-4-x86_64-DVD.iso of=/dev/sdb - bs=1M

    +

    Where X=your device name eg: /dev/sdc

    + +

    Example: # dd if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-4-x86_64-DVD.iso + of=/dev/sdb bs=1M

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    Using Windows +
    Using Windows
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    You can try:

    +

    You could try:

    - Rufus

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    Mageia Installation +

    Mageia Installation

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    More information, is available in the Mageia wiki. +

    More information is available in the Mageia wiki.

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