Package Selection - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 System Administration Manual

Chapter 9. Kickstart Installations
%include
Use the
%include /path/to/file
kickstart file as though the contents were at the location of the
start file.

9.5. Package Selection

Use the
%packages
to install (this is for installations only, as package selection during upgrades is not supported).
Packages can be specified by group or by individual package name. The installation program defines
several groups that contain related packages. Refer to the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM for a list of groups. Each group has an id, user visibility 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 and groups are always selected by default, so it is not necessary to specify them in the
Core Base
section.
%packages
Here is an example
%packages
%packages
@ X Window System
@ GNOME Desktop Environment
@ Graphical Internet
@ Sound and Video
dhcp
As you can see, groups are specified, one to a line, starting with an
group name as given in the
such as
gnome-desktop
in the example above is an individual package).
You can also specify which packages not to install from the default package list:
-autofs
The following options are available for the
--resolvedeps
Install the listed packages and automatically resolve package dependencies. If this option is not
specified and there are package dependencies, the automated installation will pause and prompt
the user. For example:
%packages --resolvedeps
--ignoredeps
Ignore the unresolved dependencies and install the listed packages without the dependencies. For
example:
%packages --ignoredeps
command to begin a kickstart file section that lists the packages you would like
selection:
file. Groups can also be specified using the id for the group,
comps.xml
. Specify individual packages with no additional characters (the
command to include the contents of another file in the
RedHat/base/comps.xml
option:
%packages
command in the kick-
%include
file on the first
symbol, a space, and then the full
@
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line
dhcp