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.
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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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Add the Distribuition Media with Mirror List
urpmi.addmedia --distrib --mirrorlist '<mediaMirrorListURL>'
Find the Correct mediaMirrorListURL on Linked Content Below
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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]