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<h2 class="title"><a name="choosePackages"></a>Package
Selection
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<p><a name="BIdNEW-choosePackages-pa20"></a>We now enter
the software package installation itself. It consists of selecting the
installation media and the packages to be installed.
</p>
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<div>
<h3 class="title"><a name="d5e900"></a>Choosing
the Installation Media
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<p>
<b>Select Available
<acronym class="acronym">CD</acronym>s. </b>
If you are doing an
installation from a <acronym class="acronym">CD</acronym>, you are first asked to select
the <acronym class="acronym">CD</acronym>s you actually have available.
</p>
<p>
<b>Copy <acronym class="acronym">whole
CD</acronym>s. </b>
You are also given the
option to copy all packages on to your hard drive. This will probably
speed up installation and will ease later package installation as all
packages will already be available on your hard disk.
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<div>
<h3 class="title"><a name="d5e920"></a>Supplementary
Installation Media
</h3>
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<p><a name="BIdNEW-choosePackages-pa23"></a>It is
possible to add new installation media, such as a <acronym class="acronym">CD</acronym> or
remote network repositories from <span class="application">Mandriva Club</span>,
for example. If you choose a network repository, you will go through the
following steps:
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<ol type="1">
<li>
<p><a name="BIdNEW-choosePackages-pa24"></a>Choose
the connection type needed to access the remote repository. The
network is configured and your settings are preserved for the actual
system network configuration.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a name="BIdNEW-choosePackages-pa25"></a>Choose a
mirror from the list of official ones suggested, or the very first
entry (<span class="guimenuitem">URL</span>) and provide the information
(<acronym class="acronym">URL</acronym> or <acronym class="acronym">NFS</acronym> server and path) to
access the new media.
</p>
</li>
</ol>
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<div>
<h3 class="title"><a name="choose-graphical-env"></a>Choosing a Graphical Environment
</h3>
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<p>You can choose between 2 workstation desktop profiles or customise
your desktop environment.
</p>
<div class="variablelist">
<dl>
<dt><span class="term"><span class="guilabel">KDE desktop</span></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>KDE is similar in look and feel to a Windows desktop.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><span class="guilabel">GNOME desktop</span></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>GNOME is similar in look and feel to a Mac OS
interface.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><span class="guilabel">Custom install</span></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>This option allows you to specify each package group and
application you want to install.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</div>
<p>For those who are using Linux for the fist time, you are advised to
choose one of the first two profiles, as the package groups are
automatically selected and installed. Note that this guide focuses on the
KDE desktop.
</p>
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<div>
<h3 class="title"><a name="choosePackagesGroups"></a>Choosing
Package Groups to Install
</h3>
</div>
</div>
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<th align="left">Note</th>
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<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>This window is activated only if you choose the <span class="guilabel">Custom
install</span> in the previous step.
</p>
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<p><a name="BId-choosePackages-pa1"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-choosePackages-it1"></a> It's now time to specify which applications you want 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.
</p>
<p><a name="BId-choosePackages-pa2"></a><span class="application">Mandriva
Linux</span> further sorts package groups into general 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.
</p>
<div class="orderedlist">
<ol type="1">
<li>
<p><a name="BId-choosePackages-pa3"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-choosePackages-it2"></a> <span class="guilabel">Workstation</span>: if you plan on using
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.linux-foundation.org/en/LSB" target="_top">Linux Standard
Base Project</a> specifications.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a name="BId-choosePackages-pa5"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-choosePackages-it4"></a> <span class="guilabel">Server</span>: if your machine is
intended to be a server, select which of the most common services you
wish to install on your machine.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a name="BId-choosePackages-pa6"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-choosePackages-it5"></a> <span class="guilabel">Graphical Environment</span>: this is
where you can choose your preferred graphical environment. You must
select at least one if you want to have a graphical interface
available.
</p>
</li>
</ol>
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<th align="left">Tip</th>
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<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p><a name="BId-choosePackages-pa7"></a>Moving the
mouse cursor over a group name displays a short explanatory text about
that group.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<a class="indexterm" name="BId-choosePackages-it6"></a>
<p>
<b>Select Individual
Applications. </b>
You can check
the <span class="guilabel">Individual package selection</span> box, which is
useful if you are familiar with the packages being offered, or if you
wish to have total control over what will be installed.
</p>
<p>
<b>Upgrade Applications
Only. </b>
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.
</p>
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<div class="section" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
<h3 class="title"><a name="minimal-install"></a>Minimal
Installation
</h3>
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<p><a name="BIdNEW-choosePackages-pa19"></a>If you
deselect all groups when performing a regular installation (as opposed to
an upgrade), a new dialog is displayed after pressing
<span class="guibutton">Next</span>, suggesting different options for a minimal
installation:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><a name="BIdNEW-choosePackages-item1"></a><ul>
<li>
<p><a name="BId-choosePackages-pa8"></a><span class="guilabel">With
X</span>: installs the minimum number of packages possible to have
a working graphical desktop.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a name="BId-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.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a name="BId-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.
</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
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<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
<h3 class="title"><a name="choosePackagesTree"></a>Choosing
Individual Packages to Install
</h3>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p><a name="BId-choosePackages-pa13"></a>If you choose to
select which packages to install, the installer presents a tree structure
containing all packages classified by groups and subgroups. While browsing
the tree, you can select entire groups, subgroups, or individual
packages.
</p>
<p>
<b>Package
Description. </b>
Whenever you select a
package on the tree, a description appears to let you know
the purpose of that package.
</p>
<div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<table border="0" summary="Warning: Server
 Applications">
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<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="images/warning.png"></td>
<th align="left">Server
Applications
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p><a name="BId-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
are 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>.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p>
<b>Dependencies Between
Packages. </b>
<a class="indexterm" name="BId-choosePackages-it7"></a>Uncheck the <span class="guilabel">Show automatically selected
packages</span> option to disable the information dialog that
appears 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
others. The installer can determine which packages are required to
satisfy a dependency, and to successfully complete the
installation.
</p>
<p>
<b>Load/Save the List of
Packages. </b>
The little
floppy disk icon at the bottom of the list allows you to load or save
the package list. This is useful if you have a number of machines that
you want 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
package list, then select the medium in the following screen and click
on <span class="guibutton">OK</span>.
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Mandriva
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media
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files
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