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Mageia post-install routine covering yum/dnf configuration and installing codecs

This article covers:

  • configuring yum/dnf repositories
  • installing codecs and other tools
  • configuring the system clock

Configuring yum/dnf repositories

yum config-manager --set-enabled mageia-x86_64-nonfree updates-x86_64-nonfree mageia-x86_64-tainted updates-x86_64-tainted

Side note: Use yum repolist to show the currently activated repositories and ll /etc/yum.repos.d/ to show all available repositories.

Installing codecs and other things

Now, upgrade your packages and install some multimedia packages (which will install the codecs automatically):

yum distro-sync
yum install vlc mplayer

And install other tools as needed, e. g.:

yum install thunderbird keepassxc rhythmbox fbreader encfs meld git subversion mercurial easytag cdparanoia
yum install zim --setopt=install_weak_deps=False

Setting the system clock

Open the Mageia Control Center (MCC) and select “System | Set date and time” and activate the network time protocol (NTP) and select a server near you and make sure the time zone is set correctly.