Don't see any of the software I use ???

[bkv2k]

I just installed Mageia and I'm impressed at how easy it was to get it up and running. Now, I'm trying to install software. When I search in the installer, almost none of the software I normally use shows up. For example, vim, gcc, g++, wxwidgets. That's hard to believe. I have to have missed something. How do I get access to software that's not installed by default?

Thanks.

[ahmad]

You need to add the online repositories, http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/Basic_ ... ne_sources
(this applies in Mageia as it's using the same drak tools, the page will be imported to the Mageia wiki soon).

[Ken-Bergen]

I just installed Mageia and I'm impressed at how easy it was to get it up and running. Now, I'm trying to install software. When I search in the installer, almost none of the software I normally use shows up. For example, vim, gcc, g++, wxwidgets. That's hard to believe. I have to have missed something. How do I get access to software that's not installed by default?

Thanks.

If you change "Packages with GUI" to "ALL" they will show up.

Ken

[ahmad]

If you change "Packages with GUI" to "ALL" they will show up.

Ken

(Ouch, I forgot that one, I guess I am out of practice :/). However he still should add the online repos.

[Ken-Bergen]

(Ouch, I forgot that one, I guess I am out of practice :/). However he still should add the online repos.

Of course but you already had that one covered.

Ken

[bkv2k]

Thanks so much for the help. The suggestions solved my problem. I'm not new to Linux, but I am new to both Mageia and KDE, so everything is in "odd" places. So far, I'm very impressed with Mageia. I use three machines regularly and it's the only version of Linux to work out-of-the-box on all three. Even Mandriva won't load on one of my machines...but Mageia does!