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Installation - Step 2 - Mandrake/Mandriva

  1. Open a console/terminal window.
  2. Follow these steps to log in as the super user;
  3. Enter this command:
$ su
  1. Press Enter.
  2. Enter the root password.

Warning: The root password gives you administrative privileges on the system.

  1. Press Enter.
  2. Follow these steps to download the appropriate urpmi packages:

In your browser goto the Easy URPMI repository configuration tool for Mandriva web site: http://easyurpmi.zarb.org

Configure your system using the steps provided by the Easy URPMI website. Make sure to configure the Source contrib and the Source main repositories. You may wish to configure the other source repositories, follow the directions on the Easy URPMI website.

  1. Follow this step to install the necessary packages:
  2. Enter this command: (if GCC compiler is not already installed)
# urpmi gcc-c++
  1. Enter this command:
# urpmi cups cups-devel python-devel PyQt net-snmp-mib net-snmp-devel libjpeg-devel xsane libusb-dev

Proceed to step 3.


Last update: Tue Mar 28 11:43:27 2006