RHEL5

tifereth78 · 04-06-2011, 10:08 AM

Hi all,

I searched the forum and found similar questions but couldn't find a specific answer for this one.

After installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL5) the system generates a kickstart script, one section of which is about the package groups intalled. For example:

Code:

...
%packages
@admin-tools            
@base
@base-x                    
@core                   
@editors                
@ftp-server  
@java           
@server-cfg             
@text-internet
...

Before using this kickstart script for another installation I'd like to know what packages are included in each group, how can I get this information?

For example, how can I know the list of packages I will install by having the line:

@java

in the kickstart file? Any Red Hat documentation about it? I could not find any...

Thanks for your help,
Tifereth78

unSpawn · 04-06-2011, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tifereth78

I'd like to know what packages are included in each group, how can I get this information?

The groups and their contents are defined in the base/comps.xml file on (the 1st CD of) your install medium.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tifereth78

Any Red Hat documentation about it? I could not find any...

Try searching for "RPM comps file" or "Kickstart HOWTO"?

tifereth78 · 04-07-2011, 04:28 AM

I found it, the xml file with the information I was after is:

disc1/Server/repodata/comps-rhel5-server-core.xml

I'm working with RHEL-5.5-x86_64 and it seems that, for this version, that file replaces the base/comps.xml of the previous versions

Thanks unSpawn for your reply and for putting me on the right path

unSpawn · 04-07-2011, 09:36 AM

Thanks for posting back the exact version.