Installation guide

36 Chapter 1. Kickstart Installations

Use the %packages --resolvedeps

to install the listed packages and automatically resolve

package dependencies.

Use the %packages --ignoredeps

to ignore the unresolved dependencies and install the

listed packages without the dependencies.

Packages can be speciﬁed by component or by individual package name. The installation

program deﬁnes several components that group together related packages. See the Red-

Hat/base/comps ﬁle on any Red Hat Linux CD-ROM for a list of components. The compo-

nents are deﬁned by the lines that begin with a number followed by a space and then the

component name. Each package in that component is then listed, line-by-line. Individual

packages lack the leading number found in front of component lines.

Additionally, there are three other types of lines in the comps ﬁle:

Architecture speciﬁc (i386:, ia64:, alpha:, and sparc64:)

If a package name begins with an architecture type, you only need to type in the package

name, not the architecture name. For example:

For i386: apmd you only need to use the apmd part for that speciﬁc package to be in-

stalled.

Lines beginning with ?

Lines that begin with a ? are used by the installation program and should not be altered.

Lines beginning with --hide

If a package name begins with --hide, you only need to type in the package name,

without the --hide. For example:

For --hide Network Server you only need to use the Network Server part for that

speciﬁc package to be installed.

In most cases, it is only necessary to list the desired components and not individual pack-

ages. Note that the Base component is always selected by default, so it is not necessary to

specify it in the %packages section.

Here is an example %packages selection:

%packages

@ Network Managed Workstation

@ Development

@ Web Server

@ X Window System

ImageMagick

As you can see, components are speciﬁed, one to a line, starting with an @ symbol, a space,

and then the full component name as given in the comps ﬁle. Specify individual packages

with no additional characters (the ImageMagick line in the example above is an individual

package).

You can also direct the kickstart installation to install the default packages for a workstation

(KDE or GNOME) or server installation (or choose an everything installation to install all

packages). To do this, simply add one of the following lines to the %packages section:

1. This option is new to Red Hat Linux 7.3