Mandriva 2010

Fatima Saleh – Hiba Jani – Mona Al Marzouqi – Nouf Al Khajeh

December 2010

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Mandriva Linux is based on the cooker development project sponsored by Mandriva. Mandriva Linux is
created by quite a number of passionate free software developers, who work plainly on the core
of distribution. It is a community driven project and one of the longest open source development
communities available; it has been around since 1998. Mandriva development community helped keep
Mandriva Linux the most up-to date, incorporated, internationalized and interchangeable distribution.
Mandriva has decided to build a special free software edition to encourage the use of Free Software and
show gratitude to the many free software contributors. This special edition is constructed for apprehensive
users who value software freedom and don’t want to run propriety software on their devices. This build is
called Mandriva Linux Free and does not include any non-free software packages like proprietary drivers,
closed-source applications or plug-ins. It is listed on the network of public Mandriva mirrors as part of the
Mandriva Linux release.

History

Mandriva set out in July 1998 by a French software organization called MandrakeSoft. Its first release was
derived from Red Hat Linux 5.1. Mandriva was created by Gael Duval and planned to concentrate on
simplicity of use for new users. Mandriva offers commercial and consumer products, its software can be
purchased and downloaded from its Website.

Newsletter 1
The Mandriva Linux Installer

Now with the DrakX installation program, it doesn't matter

anymore whether you are Linux guru or a newbie. DrakX
provides you with a smoothest installation ever and an
easiest transition to Mandriva latest version 2010. Not only
that, DrakX also detects existing Windows and Linux installs
and adds boot menu entries for them, therefore, you can
start either operating system.

Begin Installation

 Place your CD or DVD and reboot your machine.

The installer will start automatically. License Terms of the Distribution
 Press any keyboard key when you see Mandriva
welcome screen. A list of possible actions is Before carrying on, you should carefully read the terms and
offered. conditions of the license. It covers the entire Mandriva Linux
 Press the F2 key to have all options displayed in distribution. If you agree with all the terms it contains, select
your language. Simply select your language by Accept and click next. If not, click on Quit and it will reboot
using the up and down arrow keys and then press your computer.
Enter.
 Select the Install Mandriva Linux option from the
list, and press Enter.

Installation Class

This step is only performed if an existing Linux partition is

The Installation Process found on the machine. DrakX will need to know wither you
want to install from scratch or if you want to upgrade your
When the installer begins, you see a lovely graphical existing Mandriva Linux system.
interface. On the left are the various installation steps. The
installation occurs in two phases: installation then
configuration.

Choosing your Language

The first step is to choose your preferred language. If you

have already changed the language at the CD or DVD boot
splash screen and you can safely move to the next step.

Newsletter 2
Where to Install Mandriva on your Hard Disk

DrakX will view your disks and the way that the disk is
already partitioned. Therefore, it will easy for you to see
Mandriva Linux previous partitions and the Microsoft
Windows partitions. Several options are available to
configure your hard drive.

Choosing Package Groups to Install

There are many packages available for Mandriva Linux that is

placed into groups of similar applications so it won’t be
difficult to manage it and you can mix and match those
applications from the various categories such as workstation,
Package Selection Servers and the Graphical Environment.

This part consists of selecting the installation media and the

packages to be installed. Choosing the installation media
can be either by selecting the available CDs or you can have
the option to copy all packages on to the hard drive which
will probably speed up your installation and will ease later
package installation.

Choosing Individual Packages to Install

When you select the installer, a tree structure containing the

packages will be presented where you can select the entire
groups, subgroups or individual packages.

Choosing a Graphical Environment

You can choose between different workstation desktop

which are profiles or customize the desktop environment.
The different types of interfaces will be explained in depth in
the features section.
 KDE desktop: it is similar to Windows desktop.
 GNOME desktop: it is similar to Mac OS interface.
 Custom install: it allows you to specify the
packages group and applications you want to
install.
Newsletter 3
User Management
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Administrator (root)
DrakX presents a summary of information that was gathered
As root user is the system administrator has all the privileges about the system where it depends on the hardware
such as making updates, adding users, changing the overall installed on the machine, you may have some or all of the
system configuration and so on, it is recommended to enter following entries where each entry is made up of the
a strong password that is mixture of alphanumeric hardware item to be configured followed by a quick summary
characters and the minimum length will vary according to the of the current configuration.
chosen security level.

Enter a User

You will be asked to enter a login user and enter the

password twice which does not need to be as crucial as the
root password.

Installing Updates from the Internet

Some packages have been updated since the initial release

of Mandriva. If you chose yes, a list of web locations from
which you can retrieve updates will be displayed.

Installing a Bootloader It's All Done!

This step will only be shows if there is Linux bootloader on

The installation is now complete and your Linux system is
your system and normally, the bootloader installation is
ready to be used.
totally automated. According to DrakX findings the disk boot
sector will act.

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