Installation guide

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In most cases, it is only necessary to list the desired groups and not individual packages. Note that
the Core and Base groups are always selected by default, so it is not necessary to specify them in
the %packages section.
Here is an example %packages selection:
%packages
@ X Window System
@ GNOME Desktop Environment
@ Graphical Internet
@ Sound and Video dhcp
As you can see, groups are specified, one to a line, starting with an @ symbol, a space, and then the
full group name as given in the comps.xml file. Groups can also be specified using the id for the
group, such as gnome-desktop. Specify individual packages with no additional characters (the
dhcp line in the example above is an individual package).
You can also specify which packages not to install from the default package list:
-autofs
The following options are available for the %packages option:
--nobase
Do not install the @Base group. Use this option if you are trying to create a very small
system.
--resolvedeps
The --resolvedeps option has been deprecated. Dependencies are resolved automatically
every time now.
--ignoredeps
The --ignoredeps option has been deprecated. Dependencies are resolved automatically
every time now.
--ignoremissing
Ignore the missing packages and groups instead of halting the installation to ask if the
installation should be aborted or continued. For example:
%packages --ignoremissing
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