Thursday, September 20, 2012

Mageia 2 How-to Enable NonFree Urpmi Media

This Post Show How to Enable NonFree Media on Linux Mageia 2 for Installing Software by urpmi Package Manager.

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  1. How-to SetUp the Mageia Urpmi Repositories:

    Mageia Repositories SetUp
  2. Open a Terminal Window
  3. Login as SuperUser
    su
  4. Enable the NonFree urpmi Media
    urpmi.update --no-ignore nonfree
  5. Skip Backports and Debug Sections
    urpmi.update --ignore backports && urpmi.update --ignore debug

After if you Get "unable to access synthesis file" you will Need to Wait Until the Mirror Synchronize Again, usually in the next Day.