My solution to package selection during kickstart is to modify comps file. I have taken many packages out of base group to keep an absolutely minimum base group, defined new groups of my own. As long as all RPM packages referenced in comps file are original RPMS on CD's, you don't have to run genhdlist utility to regenerate a new hdlist file. Now I only have to specify one of my own groups in %package section (along with a minimum base group installed automatically): @ My Server @ My Desktop and so on. Yiping -----Original Message----- From: Matt Fahrner [mailto:Matt.Fahrner@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 12:14 PM To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: New features to kickstart I think the "--nobase" is a good idea. We regularly have to mangle ours to clean out junk we don't want. One other idea we had but never had time to implement was to give some sort of option to specifically exclude a package. This way you could leave the generic base but specifically ask for some packages not to be loaded. Never have found time to implement this though... - Matt Daniel Shane wrote: > > Hi, > > I am adding some new features to the kickstart mecanism and wanted to know > if these changes could be added to the main anaconda branch. Therefore, I am > describing the changes to see if they will be accepted/useful to the > community and RedHat: > > * new options --nobase to %packages > This will prevent Base from beeing automaticaly installed. > Useful if you are building very small linux systems. > > * new options --text to install > Usefull because by default the install trys to go in graphic mode > and you may not want to always have to type text ks=... > > * changed mouse none > When no mouse is selected, the install should not try to start X > and go directly in text mode. > > * Ram warning > Remove the warning about low ram and that the swap should > be enabled right now. This is not configurable with kickstart. > > What do you think about these changes? > > Daniel Shane. > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Fahrner 2 South Park St. Manager of Networking Willis House Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Lebanon, N.H. 03766 TEL: (603) 448-4100 xt 5150 USA FAX: (603) 443-6190 Matt.Fahrner@xxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
