> Hmmm.... You know, you could also list packages you want to exclude in > %packages section by prepending them with dash. Something like > > %packages --nobase > -apmd > -atk > -bluez > > ... etc ... > > The only downside is, if package is required by something else that gets > installed, it will be reincluded (while yum method will also remove the > dependency). That's why I prefer to use yum. Removes packages with dependencies. :o) But I can change our ks's to include: %packages --nobase .... yum remove ... Maybe we can shorten install time. :o) David