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This article describes how the netinstall boot images are generated and how to produce them locally.

You need to build the {{File|drakx-installer-images}} package. It has a build option to choose between the ''free'' and ''non-free'' versions. Once built, you can either install the package, which will put the files in {{Folder|/usr/lib64/drakx-installer-images/install}}, or just extract the files using

rpm2cpio drakx-installer-images-<version>.rpm | cpio -id

which will store them in {{Folder|./usr/lib64/drakx-installer-images/install}} (creating the necessary directory tree on the way).

When submitting to the build system, you need to submit twice to build both the free and non-free versions by

mgarepo submit --define section=core/release
mgarepo submit --define section=nonfree/release

The build system remembers the last section used, so don't assume core/release is the default.

The build system automatically extracts the files when the package is uploaded and puts them in the images directory in the distrib tree. Papoteur

portableapps -- javascripts

← Older revision Revision as of 08:42, 17 December 2025 Line 158: Line 158:     No programming needed. Maybe just pass some parameters to kernel to cache more an write more lazy, maybe setting in fstab, though I am not sure if that really works on Live.  Backside of course is that the more we delay writes, the mare are lost and also more risk of filesystem failure if power are cut or the USB suddenly is plugged put.  https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=disk+write+cache+linux gives some ideas.  Firefox is slow to even launch also on my Thinkpad T3, single core 32 bit with spinning disk.  I have tried light weight browsers, Falkon and some other, but they do not work at all on that system (if I and packagers had more people I would have raised bugs). No programming needed. Maybe just pass some parameters to kernel to cache more an write more lazy, maybe setting in fstab, though I am not sure if that really works on Live.  Backside of course is that the more we delay writes, the mare are lost and also more risk of filesystem failure if power are cut or the USB suddenly is plugged put.  https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=disk+write+cache+linux gives some ideas.  Firefox is slow to even launch also on my Thinkpad T3, single core 32 bit with spinning disk.  I have tried light weight browsers, Falkon and some other, but they do not work at all on that system (if I and packagers had more people I would have raised bugs).  +----  +32bit is a problem nowadays. We have a 32bit Microsoft Windows system -- portableapps has 32bit versions of programs for Microsoft Windows, maybe you can find some cross platform tools there.  +  +I use SeaMonkey with javascripts disabled by default, and open another browser (maybe with "firejail --private") when I must use javascripts. I just skip most sites that need javascripts -- there are plenty of fish in the ocean.  +  +[[User:Nikos5446]] Nikos5446

← Older revision Revision as of 12:01, 16 December 2025 Line 154: Line 154:     [[User:Nikos5446]] [[User:Nikos5446]]  +----  +[[User:Morgano|morgano]] ([[User talk:Morgano|talk]]) 12:01, 16 December 2025 (UTC)  +  +No programming needed. Maybe just pass some parameters to kernel to cache more an write more lazy, maybe setting in fstab, though I am not sure if that really works on Live.  Backside of course is that the more we delay writes, the mare are lost and also more risk of filesystem failure if power are cut or the USB suddenly is plugged put.  https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=disk+write+cache+linux gives some ideas.  Firefox is slow to even launch also on my Thinkpad T3, single core 32 bit with spinning disk.  I have tried light weight browsers, Falkon and some other, but they do not work at all on that system (if I and packagers had more people I would have raised bugs). Morgano

opposite direction?

← Older revision Revision as of 09:25, 16 December 2025 Line 147: Line 147:     I wonder if it is  possible to implement a large write buffer, that dynamically use all free RAM to swallow writes and then write lazily to USB. I wonder if it is  possible to implement a large write buffer, that dynamically use all free RAM to swallow writes and then write lazily to USB.  +----  +  +> I wonder if it is  possible to implement a large write buffer...  +  +That would be far beyond my abilities (no programming knowledge whatsoever). Also, this is far beyond my time schedule. The opposite direction would be to write less: for example use a "mobile" User Agent for the browser that would direct the user to the "lighter" mobile version of a site. That type of tricks...  +  +[[User:Nikos5446]] Nikos5446

← Older revision Revision as of 12:41, 15 December 2025 Line 55: Line 55:     User:ftg User:ftg  +  +User:geex     User:ghibo User:ghibo Papoteur

← Older revision Revision as of 08:44, 15 December 2025 Line 139: Line 139:     [[User:Nikos5446]] [[User:Nikos5446]]  +----  +[[User:Morgano|morgano]] ([[User talk:Morgano|talk]]) 08:44, 15 December 2025 (UTC)  +  +>> writing is the slowest bottleneck  +  +> A constant reason for freezing and just waiting...  +  +I wonder if it is  possible to implement a large write buffer, that dynamically use all free RAM to swallow writes and then write lazily to USB. Morgano

wget DOWNLOAD_LINK

← Older revision Revision as of 08:28, 15 December 2025 Line 120: Line 120:     If you can come up with a trick to enable users to i.e save files from Firefox, it would be a great addition to that tip :-) If you can come up with a trick to enable users to i.e save files from Firefox, it would be a great addition to that tip :-)  +  +----  +  +> writing is the slowest bottleneck  +  +A constant reason for freezing and just waiting...  +  +> If you can come up with a trick to enable users to i.e save files from Firefox...  +  +The only solution I came up with was to copy the download link (in some cases while it was still "hot", meaning that this often is a temporary link that will expire after, let's say, the connection with the webpage is finished by closing the browser tab).  +Then I would open a terminal and use the command...  + wget DOWNLOAD_LINK  +or...  + wget "DOWNLOAD_LINK"  +if the link address was complicated.  +  +It is not the best tip for beginners though. That's why I was reluctant to add it in the first place. For example, a beginner in linux might not know the "cd" command and would be trying to find the downloaded file all over the place.  +  +[[User:Nikos5446]] Nikos5446

‎Various software: Add 2 bugs

← Older revision Revision as of 20:05, 14 December 2025 Line 197: Line 197:     === Various software === === Various software ===  +{{Bug|34293}}, {{Bug|34812}} Some KDE applications like {{prog|plasmatube}} and {{prog|kdenlive}}, can fail when are installed for use in systems that not include Plasma Desktop with '''module "org.kde.desktop" is not installed''' exist two workarounds see {{Bug|34812#c3}}     {{Bug|34634}} - '''CodeBlocks:''' For now, we had to disable the wxSmith plugin. {{Bug|34634}} - '''CodeBlocks:''' For now, we had to disable the wxSmith plugin. Katnatek

‎Dorsync

← Older revision Revision as of 16:59, 14 December 2025 (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)Line 197: Line 197:     The ''dorsync'' tool is downloaded by   The ''dorsync'' tool is downloaded by   −  $ wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4147101/QA/dorsync+  $ wget https://gitweb.mageia.org/qa/dorsync/tree/dorsync  See the "ISO_testing_rsync_tools" [[ISO_testing_rsync_tools|Wiki page]] for a fuller note, and setting it up ("Dorsync->Preparation"). If you ''only'' want it as an ISO dumping tool, then just the following item should need defining: See the "ISO_testing_rsync_tools" [[ISO_testing_rsync_tools|Wiki page]] for a fuller note, and setting it up ("Dorsync->Preparation"). If you ''only'' want it as an ISO dumping tool, then just the following item should need defining:    # location is where you stored the ISOs    #   # location is where you stored the ISOs    # Line 207: Line 207:  USB drives found: USB drives found:       Device Size When Found Model      Device Size When Found Model −1) /dev/sdb 4Gb Dydd Llun 17 mis Tachwedd 2014 18:29:29 CET CBM Flash Disk+1) /dev/sdb 4Gb Monday, November 17, 2014 18:29:29 CET CBM Flash Disk  Please choose which USB to use or Q to quit and press <enter>: 1 </nowiki> Please choose which USB to use or Q to quit and press <enter>: 1 </nowiki>  Then it shows a list of ISO images it finds in your ISO directories, for you to chose which one to write out, e.g. Then it shows a list of ISO images it finds in your ISO directories, for you to chose which one to write out, e.g. Line 220: Line 220:    <nowiki>   <nowiki>  About to dump /mnt/common/Mageia/KDE64/Mageia-5-beta1-LiveDVD-KDE4-x86_64-DVD.iso About to dump /mnt/common/Mageia/KDE64/Mageia-5-beta1-LiveDVD-KDE4-x86_64-DVD.iso −onto /dev/sdb (4Gb CBM Flash Disk found at Dydd Llun 17 mis Tachwedd 2014 18:29:29 CET)+onto /dev/sdb (4Gb CBM Flash Disk found at Monday, November 17, 2014 18:29:29 CET)  This will destroy any data already on the USB device. This will destroy any data already on the USB device.  Press Y to confirm or Q to quit: y Press Y to confirm or Q to quit: y Lpsolit

‎Development Schedule

← Older revision Revision as of 00:57, 14 December 2025 Line 23: Line 23:  | 2025-12-05 | 2025-12-05  | developers, packagers | developers, packagers −|  +| 2025-12-09  |- |-  | Versions freeze | Versions freeze Bcornec

‎Various software

← Older revision Revision as of 18:03, 13 December 2025 (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)Line 197: Line 197:     === Various software === === Various software ===  +  +{{Bug|34634}} - '''CodeBlocks:''' For now, we had to disable the wxSmith plugin.     === External software === === External software === Morgano

‎Various software: CodeBlocks is finally back.

← Older revision Revision as of 17:49, 13 December 2025 Line 348: Line 348:  '''FIXED BY [https://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2023-0077.html UPDATE]:''' September 2023: now support ext4 feature C12. {{Bug|32136}} - '''fsarchiver''' do not handle [[#ext4_feature_C12_is_not_recognized_by_older_fsck|the new ext4 version]] which some distros and future Mageia use. (And Mageia 9 did for installs up to beta2.)  Same problem for '''qt-fsarchiver / qt-fsarchiver-terminal''', with the twist that qt-fsarchiver seem not maintained upstream. Problems concern ''making'' backups - it works to restore an old backup regardless of the format on the target partition, as any fsarchiver reformats the partition per that backup. Also, '''qt-fsarchiver'''have some quirks: needs sudo, and asks an extra time for user password - ''Details: see bugs.'' Tip: Add yourself to the wheel group. '''FIXED BY [https://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2023-0077.html UPDATE]:''' September 2023: now support ext4 feature C12. {{Bug|32136}} - '''fsarchiver''' do not handle [[#ext4_feature_C12_is_not_recognized_by_older_fsck|the new ext4 version]] which some distros and future Mageia use. (And Mageia 9 did for installs up to beta2.)  Same problem for '''qt-fsarchiver / qt-fsarchiver-terminal''', with the twist that qt-fsarchiver seem not maintained upstream. Problems concern ''making'' backups - it works to restore an old backup regardless of the format on the target partition, as any fsarchiver reformats the partition per that backup. Also, '''qt-fsarchiver'''have some quirks: needs sudo, and asks an extra time for user password - ''Details: see bugs.'' Tip: Add yourself to the wheel group.    −{{Bug|32262}} - '''CodeBlocks''' was removed from Mageia 9 by accident, will be back.+'''FIXED BY UPDATE''' {{Bug|32262}} - '''CodeBlocks''' got missing at Mageia 9 release by accident, but is now in updates repository. If you need avr-gcc like in Mageia 8, you need to provide a solution yourself.     {{Bug|32278}} - '''pdfmod crashes''' when opening some .pdf files. Upstream development is dead. Please use another software such as packaged {{prog|pdfarranger}}. {{Bug|32278}} - '''pdfmod crashes''' when opening some .pdf files. Upstream development is dead. Please use another software such as packaged {{prog|pdfarranger}}. Line 354: Line 354:  '''FIXED BY [https://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2024-0074.html UPDATE]:''' {{Bug|32467}} - '''Waydroid''' not was working on mageia 9 an update fixing the issues was published on 27/Feb/2024, take care of get the right lxc version see bug 32687 on lxc here below!  For kernels before 6.6.14 you need dkms-anbox plus manual actions described in the bugs. For kernels 6.6.14 *avoid* dkms-anbox! Is no longer needed - see bug 32797 here below. '''FIXED BY [https://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2024-0074.html UPDATE]:''' {{Bug|32467}} - '''Waydroid''' not was working on mageia 9 an update fixing the issues was published on 27/Feb/2024, take care of get the right lxc version see bug 32687 on lxc here below!  For kernels before 6.6.14 you need dkms-anbox plus manual actions described in the bugs. For kernels 6.6.14 *avoid* dkms-anbox! Is no longer needed - see bug 32797 here below.    −'''FIXED BY UPDATE''' of {{Bug|32525}} (fontconfig) : '''Font rendering in i.e PDF preview in Firefox and Thunderbird''' displays bad for some PDF documents not embedding standard fonts.  ''Workaround in Firefox before shipped fix: in the address field type "about:config", and in search field enter "browser.display.use_document_fonts", change value "1" to "0".''+'''FIXED BY UPDATE''' {{Bug|32525}} (fontconfig) : '''Font rendering in i.e PDF preview in Firefox and Thunderbird''' displays bad for some PDF documents not embedding standard fonts.  ''Workaround in Firefox before shipped fix: in the address field type "about:config", and in search field enter "browser.display.use_document_fonts", change value "1" to "0".''     {{Bug|32636}} - '''Bitmap fonts broken''' by fontconfig update {{bug|32525}}. {{Bug|32636}} - '''Bitmap fonts broken''' by fontconfig update {{bug|32525}}. Morgano

‎Nextcloud: is back :-)

← Older revision Revision as of 09:00, 13 December 2025 Line 449: Line 449:  ==== Nextcloud ==== ==== Nextcloud ====    −See [[Nextcloud]]+In Mageia 10 we brought [[Nextcloud|Nextcloud server]] back, as well as the [[Nextcloud-client|Nextcloud client]].     ==== Veyon ==== ==== Veyon ==== Morgano