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<p><a name="BIdNEW-drakx-choosePackages-pa20"></a>Depending on the
installation media you are currently using, you may be first asked
to select the <acronym class="acronym">CD</acronym>s you actually have at hand.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa1"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it1"></a>It's now time to
specify which programs you wish to install on your system. There
are thousands of packages available for <span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span>, and to
make it simpler to manage, they have been placed into groups of
similar applications.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa2"></a><span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span> sorts package groups into
categories. You can mix and match applications from the various
categories, so a <span class="guilabel">Workstation</span> installation can
still have applications from the <span class="guilabel">Server</span>
category installed.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa3"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it2"></a><span class="guilabel">Workstation</span>:
if you plan to use your machine as a workstation, select one or
more of the groups in this category. The special
<code class="literal">LSB</code> group will configure your system so that
it complies as much as possible with the <a class="ulink" href="http://www.linuxbase.org/" target="_top">Linux Standard Base
Project</a> specifications.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa5"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it4"></a><span class="guilabel">Server</span>:
if your machine is intended to be a server, select which of the
more common services you wish to install on your machine.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa6"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it5"></a>
<span class="guilabel">Graphical Environment</span>: this is where you
will choose your preferred graphical environment. At least one
must be selected if you want to have a graphical interface
available.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa7"></a>Moving the
mouse cursor over a group name will display a short
explanatory text about that group.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa11"></a>You can
check the <span class="guilabel">Individual package selection</span> box,
which is useful if you're familiar with the packages being
offered or if you want to have total control over what will be
installed.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa12"></a>If you
start the installation in <span class="guilabel">Upgrade</span> mode,
you can deselect all groups and prevent the installation of any new
packages. This is useful for repairing or updating an existing
system.
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<h4><a name="BIdNEW-drakx-choosePackages-bh1"></a>Minimal Installation
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<p><a name="BIdNEW-drakx-choosePackages-pa19"></a>If you
deselect all groups when performing a regular installation (as
opposed to an upgrade), a new dialog shows after pressing the
<span class="guibutton">Next</span> button, suggesting different options
for a minimal installation:
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<li class="listitem">
<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa8"></a><span class="guilabel">With
X</span>: install the minimum number of packages possible
to have a working graphical desktop.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa9"></a><span class="guilabel">With basic
documentation</span>: installs the base system plus basic
utilities and their documentation. This installation is
suitable for setting up a server.
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</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa10"></a><span class="guilabel">Truly minimal install</span>:
installs the absolute minimum number of packages necessary to
get a working <span class="application">Linux</span> system. With this installation you
will only have a command-line interface.
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Individual Packages to Install
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa13"></a>If you choose
to install packages individually, the installer will present a tree
structure containing all packages classified by groups and
subgroups. While browsing the tree, you can select entire groups,
subgroups, or individual packages.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa14"></a>Whenever you select a
package on the tree, a description will appear on the right to let
you know the purpose of that package.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa15"></a>If a server
package has been selected, either because you specifically chose
the individual package or because it was part of a group of
packages, you will be asked to confirm that you really want those
server packages to be installed. By default <span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span> will
automatically start any installed services (servers) at boot
time. Even if they are safe and have no known issues at the time
the distribution was shipped, it is entirely possible that
security holes were discovered after this version of
<span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span> was finalized. If you don't know what a
particular service is supposed to do or why it's being installed,
then click <span class="guibutton">No</span>.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa16"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it7"></a> The <span class="guilabel">Show
automatically selected packages</span> option is used to
disable the warning dialog. Those appear whenever the installer
automatically selects a package to resolve a dependency issue.
Some packages depend on others and the installation of one
particular package may require the installation of another
one. The installer can determine which packages are required to
satisfy a dependency and to successfully complete the
installation.
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<p><a name="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa17"></a>The little
floppy disk icon at the bottom of the list allows you to load or
save the packages list. This is useful if you have a number of
machines that you wish to configure identically. Click on this icon
and select whether you wish to <span class="guilabel">Load</span> or
<span class="guilabel">Save</span> the packages list, then select the medium
in the following screen and click on the <span class="guibutton">Ok</span>
button.
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