Mageia 1 Online Repository Setup
This Article shows you How to Mageia 1 Online Repository Setup for Installing Software by the urpmi Package Manager.
In “Mageian” this Corresponds to Adding a Repository Media or Source.
And this Visual Guide includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.
The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Follow.
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands) -
Login as SuperUser
su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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Remove the Eventual Loaded Medias
urpmi.removemedia -a
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Finally, Add a Distribuition Media Mirror
For 64-bit:urpmi.addmedia —-distrib ftp://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/Mageia/distrib/1/x86_64
Instead, for 32-bit Systems:
urpmi.addmedia —-distrib ftp://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/Mageia/distrib/1/i586
Or Find a ftp Mirror Nearer you…
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How to Search for and Find New Mageia Packages:
Mageia How to Query Repos -
Next you Can Install Packages By
urpmi [packagename]
