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*http://ftp.mandrivauser.de/mirrors/Mageia/iso/cauldron/
 
*http://ftp.mandrivauser.de/mirrors/Mageia/iso/cauldron/
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====How to do an installation====
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*:http://mageia.org/wiki/doku.php?id=qa_install#via_a_mageia_mirror
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How to do an installation
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'''Via a Mageia DVD'''
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  1.download a file.iso from your favorite mirror
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          1.check the download with $ md5sum /home/$USER/path-to-my-iso.iso
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          2.burn it on a DVD or DVD-RW
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          3.reboot your computer
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          4.boot from the DVD (check in you bios)
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The files.iso are located in Mageia/iso/cauldron/ on the mirror /!\
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Don't forget to plug the AC adapter if you are working on a laptop /!\
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'''Via a Mageia mirror'''
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  1.download a all.img from you favorite mirror
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          1.dump it on a pendrive
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              1.$ dmesg | grep removable to see the /dev/sbX
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              2.# dd if=/home/$USER/path-to-the-image.img of=/dev/sd[a-z] bs=1M to dump the image on the pendrive
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        2.boot from the pendrive (check in you bios)
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        3.choose the mirror to use in the list or add an other one
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  2.download a boot.iso from your favorite mirror
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        1.burn it on a CD or CD-RW
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        2.boot from the CD (check in you bios)
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        3.choose the mirror to use in the list or add an other one
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The all.img and boot.iso are located in Mageia/distrib/cauldron/i586/install/images/ on the mirror /!\
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Use a local mirror will prevent you to have hdlists changing X times during the upgrade /!\
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Don't forget to plug the AC adapter if you are working on a laptop /!\
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===Bugs===
 
===Bugs===
 
: https://bugs.mageia.org/
 
: https://bugs.mageia.org/
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