--- On Sat, 4/26/08, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Kickstart file based on current configuration
> To: "For users of Fedora" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008, 10:07 PM
> Bob Kinney wrote:
> > How can I make a kickstart file that is based on the
> packages I currently
> > have installed?
> >
> > I still have anaconda-ks.cfg, but of course I've
> added a bunch of stuff
> > since then.
> >
> Get the full list with "yum list" and look at the
> ones marked
> "installed." You might have to manually separate
> out non-fedora versions.
>
> Something like:
>
> yum list | tee all.pkgs | grep installed >installed.pkgs
> sed -n /\.lvn6/p installed.pkgs >livna-instl.pkgs
> sed -n /\.fc6/p installed.pkgs >fc6-instl.pkgs
>
> Example for fc6, but you should get the idea.
>
Great tip! Using "yum list installed" you get a list of the installed
packages. With minor hacking this can be added to the original kickstart
file.
Since I want to use this to streamline upgrades, I wonder if it would be
best to let yum install the add-ons to ensure proper dependency checking.
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