Mark Stodola wrote:
> Ken Teh wrote:
>> I would like to install a minimal SL system plus/minus certain 
>> packages. Since it's minimal, I figure the easiest way is to install 
>> core (maybe base) and manually add and subtract packages in the ks 
>> file.  Another possibility is to modify the comps.xml file to turn 
>> type='default' to type='optional' for those packages I don't want.  Of 
>> course, that means I have to host the installation tree on a server 
>> inside of fetching them via http from a mirror.  Both methods are 
>> about equivalent. What I don't want to do is sit in front the machine 
>> and manually check and uncheck packages.
>>
>> The above approaches work only because it's a minimal install.  
>> Anything more would get pretty tedious.  Are there cleverer ways of 
>> doing this?
>>
> Manually checking/unchecking is probably about the fastest way of doing 
> it, certainly much faster than hand typing each package name or editing 
> a bunch of 8+ character strings in an xml file.  I'd either do the 
> clicking at install time or use the system-config-kickstart tool on an 
> existing setup to generate a kickstart before you get going.  If you're 
> not the mouse type, once you get in to the package lists in the 
> installer, you can use the up/down keys and spacebar to toggle packages 
> extremely fast.
> 
What I've done is sorta a combination of what you both are saying.
I did an install with only core, and then added the packages I wanted using 
yum.  I then took the kickstart file made during install 
(/root/anaconda-ks.cfg) and added the packages that are listed in the yum log 
(/var/log/yum.log)
I've edited the comps.xml file, and I've edited kickstart files, and I believe 
editing the kickstart file is easier.

Troy
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