>> Hello. >> >> I have installed CentOS 4 on a server in a hosting company and I realise >> that not all packages have been installed. >> I would like to install all packages exactly like it is when we click on >> 'install everything' from the CentOS 4 installation. >> Is there a way of doing so with 'yum install' something ? My goal is to >> have the exact replicate as the default CentOS 4 'install everything' >> option. >> I am in fear that there would be other packages installed than only the >> ones from the default CentOS install by typing 'yum install *' if this is >> possible. >> >> Thanks, >> Daniel > >Hi Daniel, >If the server has the DVD in the drive could you not simply do:- > rpm -Uvh *.rpm >from the RPMS directory on the DVD. Afterwards just run 'yum update' to >apply in recent package updates. >Apologies if I'm not understanding your situation correctly. > >Regards >Lee Hi Lee. Thanks for the advice. No, you have well understood my problem. I will have a look if it's possible for them to put the DVD into the server. It is already one solution. I was interested by a 'yum' solution, but that one is already a start. Thank you. Kind regards, Daniel