How to Add Repo Server List in Mandariva

This is a simple guide about how to add a server or mirror to your repository list in Mandriva. I did this using Mandriva 2008.1 but you can implement this guide to the previous version of Mandriva. I will provide this guide in two part, part one using graphical user interface called Rpmdrake and part two using a tool from command line interface that is urpmi. These tools have a same function, you may choose either the first way or the second way.
rpmdrake
Rpmdrake is Mandriva Linux package management tool. You can use this software to add or remove server from your repo list. This software also functions as a tool to install or remove software in your Mandriva. Before you can install software by using rpmdrake you have to add at least one repo server first(generally called media).

To add a media, run rpmdrake from System->Administration->Install & Remove menu. This will open a window titled Software Management.

At this window press Alt+O or click Options menu and select Media Manager.

Here we see that I already have 3 enabled repo that I configured before. Simply click Add button to select a mirror from the list officially provided by Mandriva.

Choose Update sources only at this point, you may also try to choose Full set of sources if you want a full set of sources.

Answer Yes, make sure that your Internet connection is running because this software will contact Mandriva website to get a mirror list. This will take some time, be patient to wait.

Now you have to choose a mirror, try to select the nearest mirror to your location. Continue by pressing OK button. Then downloading process of the index file for your new repo will start, this may take some time. Please wait. When this proses complete, click OK button to finish.

Now you can try to install a new software, simply type teh name of the software you desired in the search bar labeled Find.

urpmi

If you know a mirror nearby your area, but you don't see it in the list from Mandriva. You can try this way to add it manually. Open a terminal from Applications->Tools->Terminal menu, and run this command

urpmi.addmedia main http://kambing.ui.edu/mandriva/official/2008.0/i586/media/main/release with media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz
urpmi.addmedia non-free http://kambing.ui.edu/mandriva/official/2008.0/i586/media/non-free/release with media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz
urpmi.addmedia contrib http://kambing.ui.edu/mandriva/official/2008.0/i586/media/contrib/release with media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz

Note that to run this command you need to be a root, by invoking su command in terminal.