This presentation is about default running Linux based operating system - "Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME". In short: if you have Windows computer and want to try Mageia Linux OS, Live DVD may give you an option.

1. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME
This presentation is about running Mageia 4 LiveDVD,
GNOME DE (Desktop Environment). We used
Mageia-4-LiveDVD-GNOME-i586-DVD.iso for this
presentation. Different image –
Mageia-4-LiveDVD-GNOME-x86_64-DVD.iso – should
work just the same.
Before running Live DVD, you should download ISO
image and burn it to DVD. Those steps aren't covered in
this presentation but we'll give you some links to our
previous explanations how to do it.

2. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: getting
ISO image
● You may look at our youtube video
Getting ISO image with Internet Explorer in Windows XP
● The video is about downloading different ISO image (Mageia1 dualCD
– mageia-dual-1.iso). You can adapt the above video information for
getting different images.
● Direct links for different LiveDVD-GNOME ISO images are on slide
one.

3. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: burning
ISO image
● There is our presentation on SlideShare about burning
ISO image - Burning ISO image with InfraRecorder.
The presentation is using Mageia 1 dualCD image.
● You may use suggestions and steps from the
presentation to burn Mageia 4 LiveDVD image.
● Pay attention: LiveDVD image doesn't fit on regular
CD disk.

4. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME:
summarizing prerequisites
● You decided to have Mageia 4 LiveDVD GNOME.
● You downloaded ISO image (see slide one for direct
links and slide two for some help).
● You burned ISO image on DVD (see slide three for
some help).
● Lets run it default.

5. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: booting
● You have to install
burned DVD in DVD
drive and reboot/restart
computer.
● There will be 10 second
stop before booting
Mageia 4. You can see
“clock running” circled
red.

6. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: booting
two
● After 10 second waiting
time, Mageia 4 is booting.
● Loading Linux Kernel is
the first visible step.
● Pay attention: you can
skip 10 sec wait by
pressing Enter key.

7. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: choosing
language
● That's very first stop.
Mageia detects you
system language and
suggests you to select
the one. You can change
it if you want to.
● You have to press Next
button for a next step.

8. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: license
default
● Next stop is Mageia
license. By default it is
Refuse.
● Without accepting the
license you can't go any
farther.

9. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: license
accept
● If you select Accept, you
can press OK button to
go next step.
● Full Mageia license was
here when this
presentation was
created.

10. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: timezone
● Next stop is a timezone
screen.
● Mageia selects you
system timezone
automatically. You can
always change it.
● Press Next to go farther.

11. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: Date ,
Clock, and Time Zone Setting
● By default “Date, Clock and Time
Zone Settings” are set to UTC
(Coordinated Universal Time).
● It may be significant difference
between UTC time and local time
and it's up to you - DVD user - to
choose the one.
● Pressing Next is leading farther.

12. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: keyboard
layout.
● The last stop is keyboard
layout window.
● Your keyboard is
detected automatically.
Of course, you can
change it.
● Just press Next now.

13. Running Mageia 4, LiveDVD-GNOME: Live OS
● Finally, Mageia 4 Live
DVD GNOME is here.
You can start using it
right away.
● Pictures used for this
presentation are here.