[SOLVED] Configuring Mageia sources with loop device

[harkelyn]

The Software Management Wiki provides instructions for declaring a ISO file on the local HDD. The instructions seem to refer to Mageia 4, but I am working with Mageia 5 which is installed from a DVD to my single desktop PC. I am a Linux beginner, so my question is, for commands like these:

[root@computer ~]# mount /pinst/rpms/dvd4

[root@computer ~]# ln -s dvd4/x86_64/media/core dvd4c

Should I change the occurrences of “dvd4” to “dvd5” because I am working with Mageia 5?

[jkerr82508]

Technically, you don't have to. As used in that wiki article https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Software_man ... oop_device
"mga4" and "dvd4" are directory names and you could use any names that you wished.

To avoid confusion, however, it is probably advisable to use "mga5", "dvd5", "dvd5c" etc. as the names of the directories.

You should note that the DVD contains only a small subset of the software available for Mageia. If you have a decent Internet connection it is better to use the online media sources (which provide regular updates), rather than trying to use the DVD which becomes out-dated very quickly.

Jim

[harkelyn]

Ah, that makes sense. Thank you very much for the clear explanation!