Linux Mageia 4 Howto Add Media for Setup Urpmi Repositories Mirrors List

This Article shows you How to Set-Up the Distribuition Repositories on Mageia Linux 4 for Installing Software by 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.

1. Open a Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

2. Login as SuperUser

   su 

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

3. Remove the Eventual Loaded Medias

   urpmi.removemedia -a

4. Add the Distribuition Media with Mirror List

   urpmi.addmedia --distrib --mirrorlist '<mediaMirrorListURL>'

   Find the Correct mediaMirrorListURL on Linked Content Below

   Mageia4 Mirror List for i586/x8664

   Mageia 4 Media Mirror List Url.

5. How to Search for and Find New Mageia Packages:

   Mageia How to Query Repos

   Initial SetUp to Getting-Started Search & Find New Packages on Mageia Linux4 Desktop

6. Next you Can Install Packages By

   urpmi [packagename]