Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide 5.2 - linux.meuhobby.com

Package Selection
raid swap
raid /usr
raid pv.01
--fstype swap --device md2 --level=RAID1 raid.13 raid.23
--fstype ext3 --device md3 --level=RAID1 raid.14 raid.24
--fstype ext3 --device md4 --level=RAID1 raid.15 raid.25
# LVM configuration so that we can resize /var and /usr/local later
volgroup sysvg pv.01
logvol /var --vgname=sysvg --size=8000 --name=var
logvol /var/freespace --vgname=sysvg --size=8000
--name=freespacetouse
logvol /usr/local --vgname=sysvg --size=1 --grow --name=usrlocal
This advanced example implements LVM over RAID, as well as the ability to resize various
directories for future growth.
5. Package Selection
Use the %packages command to begin a kickstart file section that lists the packages you would
like to install (this is for installations only, as package selection during upgrades is not
supported).
Packages can be specified by group or by individual package name, including with globs using
the asterisk. The installation program defines several groups that contain related packages.
Refer to the variant/repodata/comps-*.xml file on the first Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CD-ROM for a list of groups. Each group has an id, user visibility value, name, description, and
package list. In the package list, the packages marked as mandatory are always installed if the
group is selected, the packages marked default are selected by default if the group is selected,
and the packages marked optional must be specifically selected even if the group is selected to
be installed.
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:
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