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authorMarja van Waes <marja@mageia.org>2013-10-09 19:23:39 +0200
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+<!-- Converted by db4-upgrade version 1.0 -->
+
+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="drakx-choosePackages"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-ti1">Deprecated - Choose Packages to Install</title></info>
+
+
+
+
+ <!-- <para xml:id="BIdNEW-drakx-choosePackages-pa20">Depending on the
+ installation media you are currently using, you may be first asked
+ to select the <acronym>CD</acronym>s you actually have at hand.</para> -->
+ <section xml:id="drakxid-choose-graphical-env"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-choose-graphical-env-ti2" >Graphical Environment</title></info>
+
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choose-graphical-env-pa1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-choose-graphical-env-it5"> <primary>packages</primary>
+ <secondary>graphical environment</secondary></indexterm>
+ <guilabel>Graphical Environment</guilabel>: 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.</para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section xml:id="drakxid-choosePackages"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackagesGroups-ti3" revision="1">Choose Package
+ Groups to Install</title></info>
+
+
+ <mediaobject condition="expert">
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-choosePackages.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-im1" revision="3" width="11.5cm"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it1"><primary>packages</primary>
+ <secondary>installing</secondary></indexterm>It's now time to
+ specify which programs you wish to install on your system. There
+ are thousands of packages available for <application>Mageia</application>, and to
+ make it simpler to manage, they have been placed into groups of
+ similar applications.</para>
+
+
+
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa2" revision="3"><application>Mageia</application> sorts package groups into
+ categories. You can mix and match applications from the various
+ categories, so a <guilabel>Workstation</guilabel> installation can
+ still have applications from the <guilabel>Server</guilabel>
+ category installed.</para>
+
+ <orderedlist revision="5" inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts">
+ <listitem>
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa3" revision="1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it2"> <primary>packages</primary>
+ <secondary>workstation</secondary></indexterm><guilabel>Workstation</guilabel>:
+ if you plan to use your machine as a workstation, select one or
+ more of the groups in this category. The special
+ <literal>LSB</literal> group will configure your system so that
+ it complies as much as possible with the <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://www.linuxbase.org/">Linux Standard Base
+ Project</link> specifications.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa5"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it4"> <primary>packages</primary>
+ <secondary>server</secondary></indexterm><guilabel>Server</guilabel>:
+ if your machine is intended to be a server, select which of the
+ more common services you wish to install on your machine.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <tip>
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa7" revision="11">Moving the
+ mouse cursor over a group name will display a short
+ explanatory text about that group.</para>
+ </tip>
+
+ <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it6">
+ <primary>packages</primary>
+ <secondary>individual selection</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa11" revision="4">You can
+ check the <guilabel>Individual package selection</guilabel> 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.</para>
+
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa12" revision="11">If you
+ start the installation in <guilabel>Upgrade</guilabel> mode,
+ you can deselect all groups and prevent the installation of any new
+ packages. This is useful for repairing or updating an existing
+ system.</para>
+
+</section>
+
+
+ <section condition="expert" xml:id="minimal-install"><info><title xml:id="BId-minimal-install-ti4" revision="1">Minimal Installation</title></info>
+
+ <para xml:id="BIdNEW-minimal-install-pa19" revision="3">If you
+ deselect all groups when performing a regular installation (as
+ opposed to an upgrade), a new dialog shows after pressing the
+ <guibutton>Next</guibutton> button, suggesting different options
+ for a minimal installation:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist xml:id="BIdNEW-drakx-choosePackages-item1" revision="2">
+ <listitem>
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa8"><guilabel>With
+ X</guilabel>: install the minimum number of packages possible
+ to have a working graphical desktop.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa9"><guilabel>With basic
+ documentation</guilabel>: installs the base system plus basic
+ utilities and their documentation. This installation is
+ suitable for setting up a server.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa10" revision="13"><guilabel>Truly minimal install</guilabel>:
+ installs the absolute minimum number of packages necessary to
+ get a working <application>Linux</application> system. With this installation you
+ will only have a command-line interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+
+ <section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-choosePackagesTree"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackagesTree-ti5" revision="1">Choosing
+ Individual Packages to Install</title></info>
+
+
+ <mediaobject condition="expert">
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-choosePackagesTree.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-im2" revision="1" width="11.5cm"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa13" revision="2">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.</para>
+
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa14">Whenever you select a
+ package on the tree, a description will appear on the right to let
+ you know the purpose of that package.</para>
+
+ <warning>
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa15" revision="2">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 <application>Mageia</application> 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
+ <application>Mageia</application> was finalized. If you don't know what a
+ particular service is supposed to do or why it's being installed,
+ then click <guibutton>No</guibutton>.</para>
+ </warning>
+
+
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa16" revision="4"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-it7">
+ <primary>dependencies</primary>
+ <secondary>automatic</secondary></indexterm> The <guilabel>Show
+ automatically selected packages</guilabel> 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.</para>
+
+
+
+ <para xml:id="BId-drakx-choosePackages-pa17" revision="4">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 <guilabel>Load</guilabel> or
+ <guilabel>Save</guilabel> the packages list, then select the medium
+ in the following screen and click on the <guibutton>Ok</guibutton>
+ button.</para>
+ </section>
+</section>