Package Selection
Use the %packages command to begin a kickstart file
section that lists the packages you would like to install (this is for
installations only, as package selection during upgrades is not
supported).
- --resolvedeps
Install the listed packages and automatically resolve
package dependencies.
- --ignoredeps
Ignore the unresolved dependencies and install the listed
packages without the dependencies.
Packages can be specified by group or by individual package name.
The installation program defines several groups that contain
related packages. See the
RedHat/base/comps.xml file on any Red Hat Linux CD-ROM
for a list of groups.
Each group as an id, uservisiblity value, name, description, and
package list. In the package list, the packages marked as mandatory
are always installed if the group is selected, the packages marked
default are selected by default if the group is selected, and the
packages marked optional must be specifically selected even if the
group is selected to be installed.
In most cases, it is only necessary to list the desired groups and
not individual packages. Note that the Core and
Base groups are always selected by default, so it
is not necessary to specify it in the %packages
section.
Here is an example %packages selection:
%packages
@ X Window System
@ GNOME Desktop Environment
@ Graphical Internet
@ Sound and Video
galeon |
As you can see, groups are specified, one to a line, starting with
an @ symbol, a space, and then the full group
name as given in the comps file. Specify
individual packages with no additional characters (the
galeon line in the example above is an
individual package).
To specify an everything installation to install all packages), add the
one to the %packages section:
You can also specify which packages not to install from the default
package list:
@ Games and Entertainment
-kdegames |
