I realize that the @everything packages option is now gone in CentOS 5.0 (ix86 and x86_64), but my experiments to date don't show how to practically simulate the same effect (and I have a good reason for doing so). I want all packages, all languages. If one installs from CD, and selects all packages and options, the resulting anaconda-ks.cfg file does not have a complete package list. For example:
- performing a kickstart install using the package list from the full-install-from-CD anaconda-ks.cfg results in a system with only about a third of the available packages, missing some notables such as openssl.
- A kickstart install with a wild-card glob in the packages list does not work either; one gets a minimal install. Wild cards evidently not supported.
- A kickstart install with a full listing of every rpm (not packages) in the %packages section does work, but it takes _two days_ of 100% CPU to resolve dependencies.
So, how do I determine the proper full package list to use in the %packages section for a kickstart install? Do I have to go grubbing around in comps.xml to find the proper package list? TIA,
Steve