I just PXE booted a VM instance from this tiny.ks ( only changed the root password ) this is what it ends up being... 248 Packages ( rpm -qa | wc -l ) Disk Space ( du -k --max-depth=1 | sort -n ) 0 ./selinux 0 ./sys 8 ./home 8 ./initrd 8 ./mnt 8 ./opt 8 ./srv 16 ./lost+found 16 ./tmp 24 ./media 152 ./dev 192 ./root 5364 ./bin 5768 ./boot 8988 ./etc 12644 ./var 12704 ./sbin 87972 ./lib 262427 ./proc 510904 ./usr 907223 . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- tiny.ks ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- lang en_US langsupport en_US keyboard us mouse timezone America/Chicago rootpw --iscrypted $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ reboot text interactive install url --url http://10.0.0.1/mrepo/centos4-i386/ zerombr yes clearpart --all --initlabel part /boot --fstype ext3 --size 256 part swap --size 512 part / --fstype ext3 --size 1 --grow auth --useshadow --enablemd5 network --bootproto=dhcp firewall --disabled xconfig --depth=16 --resolution=1024x768 --defaultdesktop=GNOME firstboot --reconfig %packages --resolvedeps sudo kernel grub openssh-server openssh openssh-clients joe yum curl openldap-clients xorg-x11-xauth ntp sysstat sharutils -anacron -apmd -autofs -bluez-libs -bluez-bluefw -bluez-hcidump -bluez-utils -comps -cups -cups-libs -desktop-file-utils -dhcpv6_client -diskdumputils -dmraid -eject -finger -lftp -logwatch -rpmdb-CentOS -fbset -freetype -fontconfig -htmlview -ipsec-tools -iptables -irda-utils -isdn4k-utils -lockdev -mailcap -mdadm -mgetty -minicom -mt-st -nano -nc -netdump -nfs-utils -quota -pcmcia-cs -pinfo -portmap -rdist -rmt -rp-pppoe -rsh -statserial -setserial -slocate -specspo -stunnel -sysreport -system-config-securitylevel-tui -system-config-network-tui -talk -tcpdump -up2date -vconfig -wvdial -wireless-tools -ypbind -yp-tools -wireless-tools -NetworkManager -redhat-lsb system-config-mouse -pyxf86config -rhpl -libwvstreams -ppp -utemper -wireless-tools %post mkdir -p /root/bin; cd /root/bin wget -q http://10.0.0.1/mrepo/centos4-i386/install/post-install.sh sh /root/bin/post-install.sh 2>&1 | tee >> /root/post-install.log > -----Original Message----- > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 5:55 PM > To: Discussion list about Kickstart > Subject: Re: Installing minimal number of packages > > Shabazian, Chip wrote: > > You still get base. A truly minimal install would be > > > > %packages --no-base > > > > But that would result in a largely unusable system, so you > need to add > > packages back in from that point. > > > > NOTE: I have not tested this on FC6, but expect it to be the same. > > > > > > Is there not a happy medium somewhere in betwen? I > definitely want a stripped system that includes rpm, and > basic functionality but I don't want X, or lots of bulk. > > Doing --no-base and adding back all the packages just to make > it function correctly seems tedious to get correct. > > If that is the best way, can someone give me an example of > what they add back? > > Michael > > Michael > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.0/961 - Release > Date: 8/19/2007 7:27 AM > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.0/961 - Release Date: 8/19/2007 7:27 AM _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
