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How to install Mandriva Linux

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 03:21 AM PDT

Preivously, I wrote an article on how to install Ubuntu linux using a live CD. In this post, I will go over the steps for installing Mandriva linux.

Mandriva is a based on the Redhat platform.  During its early days it was called Mandrake Linux.  Due to copyright issues, the later version was named "Mandriva Linux".  It is one of the easiest to install Linux distributions and perhaps one of the easiest to use too.

To install Mandriva you will need the Mandriva live CD.

First step is to set your CD/DVD drive to boot first, to do this enter your systems BIOS and set the CD/DVD to boot first, then save changes.

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After setting your CD/DVD drive to first boot, insert your Mandriva CD then restart your computer. The Mandriva installer should boot as shown in the figure below.

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After the mandriva live cd loads, follow the onscreen intuctions. First is to select your language you want to use and your country.

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Next is to accept the terms and conditions then click ok.

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Swelect your keyboard layout and you time zone then clicl next.

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After this the Mandriva live CD will boot with its GUI. You try to navigate with the live CD before installing the Mandriva Operating System. To install mandriva double click on the Live Install Icon on the desktop.

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The mandriva Installation wizard will open, click next. You will be asked if you want to use the available free space or if you a custom disk partitioning. In this example we will use the first option. Then click next.

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The mandriva installation will now continue to install the operating system on the volume you have selected.

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You will be asked to install the mandriva live GRUB bootloader. You can also set the delay before booting default image, set your prefrered time in seconds. Check the enable ACPI then click next. On the next window click finish if your settings are ok otherwise click previous to go back to the previous page.

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Remove your Live CD in the optical drive and click finish then restart your computer. After reboot you should be ready to login to the operating system of Mandriva Linux.

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The default user is a guest user and the default password is blank. Click on the guest user and hit enter to log in to the system.

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That's it!  You should be able to use your new Mandriva desktop.  Try expanding it by adding packages.

Ben Carigtan shows you how it's done!

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