Mageia1: custom GNOME installation

AbstractHow to install full GNOME from Mageia installation DVD (mageia-dvd-1-i586.iso and mageia-dvd-1-x86_64.iso). Step by step process with some details and suggestions.

Pay attention! Installation CD (mageia-dual-1.iso) doesn't have GNOME.

Installation performes on Virtual Box with single Windows partition.

Default DVD boot option is to install Mageia1.

Next step: Choosing the language

License Agreement: default is Refuse

You have to choose Accept to install Mageia

Partitioning option: Use free space on Microsoft Windows partition

There is free space on Windows partition.

Mageia installer suggests to use 6G for Mageia installation.

Choosing this option creates dual boot system. You can boot either Mageia or Windows operating system. Hard disk drive (HDD) partitioning is automatic.

Partitioning option: Remove Microsoft Windows

Selecting Remove Microsoft Windows will format Windows partition and install Mageia.

There will be only one operating system Mageia OS.

Partitioning option: Custom disk partitioning

We are doing Custom disk partition.

Partitioning: original HDD stucture

At the beginning, there is only one partition on HDD - sda.

Installer suggestions are on right.

Partitioning: Windows partiton details

Click on partition displays some details about selected partition.

Click on Resize botton now.

Partitioning: resize warning

Partitionin: resize default

Resize windows shows how much space is in use Minimum size.

Partitioning: resize

Mageia installer suggested 6G for Mageia installation.

We are going to create 61436-55240=6196 MB empty space.

Partitioning: resize warning

Resizing is important operation. If something goes wrong, you may lose you Windows installation.

This is the last warning before resizing starts.

Partitioning: empty space created

Empty space is selected by default

You need to create swap space, and file system partition.

Partitioning: Create a new partition

By default, Create a new partition starts with ext4 filesystem type.

Click on Filesystem type bar gives you an option to select different filesystem types.

Partitioning: choosing the swap type

You need to select Linux swap.

Partitioning: swap space creation

Oversymplified rule: you need to create 1G swap if your RAM is less than 1G.

Mageia installer complains if you don't create swap at all. Installation may still be possible.

Partitioning: swape space created

After creating swap, HDD looks like this.

You need to click on empty space and create file system partition there. Use all avaliable space.

Partitioninf: creating file partition

Partitioining: file system partition created

Partitioning: writing to disk warning

Installing: Partitioning finished

Click on DONE botton writes patitioning table on HDD.

File system partition is formatting.

It's time to start Mageia installation.

Installing: Packae Group Selection

Installing: Desktop selection

Mageia KDE is selected by default.

Installing: choose GNOME

Installing: installation running

1238 packages is installing here. The number may vary depending on computer hardware.

There are numbers of images constantly changing. One of them is on left.

Configuration: User Management

You have to set root password and create a user.

Root and user passwords should be different.

You may check your password strenght online

Configuration: User Management example

Bootloader: preparing

It's time to install bootloader.

Bootloader: Monitor

Installer is guessing monitor here.

You may choose different monitor.

Bootloader: Summary

You may change bootloade setting here.

You can check and reset many parts of your system here.

Bootloader: installed

Botloader is installed on MBR by default.

Mageia is set to boot in 10 second.

You can still boot Windows by selecting it from boot menu.

Configuration: Updates, default Yes

Configuration: Updates, check No.

Configuration: Exit, Congratulations

Booting Mageia1: default boot screen

Booting the system...

Booting: gdm, default screen

Booting: gdm, user clicked

Booting: gdm, password entered

GNOME 2.32.1 is here

Credits

OS Mageia1

Presentation LibreOffice Impress

Also used

Virtual Box, GIMP, scrot

More info

About Mageia - Mageiastl.org

Mageia GNOME screenshots - on flickr