This document provides step-by-step instructions for installing the full GNOME desktop environment from the Mageia 1 installation DVD. It describes the partitioning and installation process, including resizing the existing Windows partition to make space, creating swap and file system partitions, selecting the GNOME desktop during installation, and configuring the user account and bootloader. Screenshots are included showing the default Mageia boot screen and GNOME login screen after a successful custom GNOME installation on Mageia 1.

2. Pay attention! Installation CD (mageia-dual-1.iso) doesn't have GNOME.

3. Installation performes on Virtual Box with single Windows partition.

4. Default DVD boot option is to install Mageia1.

5. Next step: Choosing the language

6. License Agreement: default is Refuse

7. You have to choose Accept to install Mageia

9. Mageia installer suggests to use 6G for Mageia installation.

10. Choosing this option creates dual boot system. You can boot either Mageia or Windows operating system. Hard disk drive (HDD) partitioning is automatic.

12. There will be only one operating system – Mageia OS.

15. Installer suggestions are on right.

17. Click on Resize botton now.

18. Partitioning: resize warning

21. We are going to create 61436-55240= 6196 MB empty space.

23. This is the last warning before resizing starts.

25. You need to create swap space, and file system partition.

27. Click on Filesystem type bar gives you an option to select different filesystem types.

30. Mageia installer complains if you don't create swap at all. Installation may still be possible.

32. You need to click on empty space and create file system partition there. Use all avaliable space.

33. Partitioninf: creating file partition

34. Partitioining: file system partition created

35. Partitioning: writing to disk warning

37. File system partition is formatting.

38. It's time to start Mageia installation.

39. Installing: Packae Group Selection

41. Installing: choose GNOME

43. There are numbers of images constantly changing. One of them is on left.

45. Root and user passwords should be different.

46. You may check your password strenght online

47. Configuration: User Management example

50. You may choose different monitor.

52. You can check and reset many parts of your system here.

54. Mageia is set to boot in 10 second.

55. You can still boot Windows by selecting it from boot menu.

56. Configuration: Updates, default Yes

57. Configuration: Updates, check No .

58. Configuration: Exit, Congratulations

59. Booting Mageia1: default boot screen

60. Booting the system...

61. Booting: gdm, default screen

62. Booting: gdm, user clicked

63. Booting: gdm, password entered

64. GNOME 2.32.1 is here

66. Presentation – LibreOffice Impress

67. Also used

68. Virtual Box, GIMP, scrot

69. More info

70. About Mageia - Mageiastl.org

71. Mageia GNOME screenshots - on flickr