But keep in the mind: after the choosing everything packages listed in anaconda installer, you will not install all packages -- more then 700 packages from distribution is not included to anaconda or pirut package selector. You may check it, for example, by starting yumex, choosing only sl-base repository and looking for available packages or by user-friendly way :) : echo $((`ls /<disto-path>/SL/*.rpm | wc -l` - `rpm -qa | wc -l`)) > > "You can still do a kickstart install with your ks config file listing all of the rpms. " > > - need to learn about kickstart > > FYI, after any install, including from CD, there is a fully working kickstart > file with all your chosen options saved to /root/anaconda-ks.cfg > > To re-use it, all you have to do is put it on a website and then when > booting from the install CD instead of just <ENTER> type: > > linux ks=http://my.server.tld/anaconda-ks.cfg > > It's suprisingly easy to use, though naturally there are a lot of powerful > options if you do want to learn about it. You might start here, with the > documentation of the graphical Kickstart Configurator: > > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/Installation_Guide-en-US/ch-redhat-config-kickstart.html