[CentOS] Kickstart deploys more packages?

Mon Jan 13 10:33:41 UTC 2014

Someone else noticing "more packages", back in November 2012, using a
kickstart for deployment:
http://serverfault.com/questions/446636/redhat-6-gui-installation-vs-kickstart-gives-me-different-packages


2014/1/13 Darod Zyree <darodzyree at gmail.com>

> 180 extra packages according to this compare
>
> [darod at testserver ~]$ comm -3 kickstart manual
>
> output:
> abrt-2.0.8-21.el6.centos.x86_64
> abrt-addon-ccpp-2.0.8-21.el6.centos.x86_64
> abrt-addon-kerneloops-2.0.8-21.el6.centos.x86_64
> abrt-addon-python-2.0.8-21.el6.centos.x86_64
> abrt-cli-2.0.8-21.el6.centos.x86_64
> abrt-libs-2.0.8-21.el6.centos.x86_64
> abrt-tui-2.0.8-21.el6.centos.x86_64
> acpid-1.0.10-2.1.el6.x86_64
> alsa-lib-1.0.22-3.el6.x86_64
> alsa-utils-1.0.22-5.el6.x86_64
> at-3.1.10-43.el6_2.1.x86_64
> atk-1.30.0-1.el6.x86_64
> avahi-libs-0.6.25-12.el6.x86_64
> b43-fwcutter-012-2.2.el6.x86_64
> bc-1.06.95-1.el6.x86_64
> bind-libs-9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.6.x86_64
> bind-utils-9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.6.x86_64
> biosdevname-0.5.0-2.el6.x86_64
> blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64
> bridge-utils-1.2-10.el6.x86_64
> btparser-0.17-2.el6.x86_64
> busybox-1.15.1-20.el6.x86_64
> cairo-1.8.8-3.1.el6.x86_64
> centos-indexhtml-6-1.el6.centos.noarch
> ConsoleKit-0.4.1-3.el6.x86_64
> ConsoleKit-libs-0.4.1-3.el6.x86_64
> cpuspeed-1.5-20.el6_4.x86_64
> crda-1.1.1_2010.11.22-1.el6.x86_64
> cryptsetup-luks-1.2.0-7.el6.x86_64
> cryptsetup-luks-libs-1.2.0-7.el6.x86_64
> cups-libs-1.4.2-50.el6_4.5.x86_64
> cyrus-sasl-plain-2.1.23-13.el6_3.1.x86_64
> dbus-1.2.24-7.el6_3.x86_64
> dbus-python-0.83.0-6.1.el6.x86_64
> desktop-file-utils-0.15-9.el6.x86_64
> dmidecode-2.11-2.el6.x86_64
> dmraid-1.0.0.rc16-11.el6.x86_64
> dmraid-events-1.0.0.rc16-11.el6.x86_64
> dosfstools-3.0.9-4.el6.x86_64
> ed-1.1-3.3.el6.x86_64
> eggdbus-0.6-3.el6.x86_64
> eject-2.1.5-17.el6.x86_64
> elfutils-0.152-1.el6.x86_64
> elfutils-libs-0.152-1.el6.x86_64
> fontconfig-2.8.0-3.el6.x86_64
> fprintd-0.1-21.git04fd09cfa.el6.x86_64
> fprintd-pam-0.1-21.git04fd09cfa.el6.x86_64
> freetype-2.3.11-14.el6_3.1.x86_64
> gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2.x86_64
> gpm-libs-1.20.6-12.el6.x86_64
> gtk2-2.20.1-4.el6.x86_64
> hal-0.5.14-11.el6.x86_64
> hal-info-20090716-3.1.el6.noarch
> hal-libs-0.5.14-11.el6.x86_64
> hdparm-9.43-4.el6.x86_64
> hicolor-icon-theme-0.11-1.1.el6.noarch
> hunspell-1.2.8-16.el6.x86_64
> hunspell-en-0.20090216-7.1.el6.noarch
> irqbalance-1.0.4-6.el6.x86_64
> iw-3.10-1.1.el6.x86_64
> jasper-libs-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.x86_64
> kexec-tools-2.0.0-273.el6.x86_64
> kpartx-0.4.9-72.el6.x86_64
> ledmon-0.78-1.el6.x86_64
> libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.x86_64
> libedit-2.11-4.20080712cvs.1.el6.x86_64
> libfprint-0.1.0-19.pre2.el6.x86_64
> libjpeg-turbo-1.2.1-1.el6.x86_64
> libnl-1.1.4-2.el6.x86_64
> libpcap-1.4.0-1.20130826git2dbcaa1.el6.x86_64
> libpng-1.2.49-1.el6_2.x86_64
> libproxy-0.3.0-4.el6_3.x86_64
> libproxy-bin-0.3.0-4.el6_3.x86_64
> libproxy-python-0.3.0-4.el6_3.x86_64
> libreport-2.0.9-19.el6.centos.x86_64
> libreport-cli-2.0.9-19.el6.centos.x86_64
> libreport-compat-2.0.9-19.el6.centos.x86_64
> libreport-plugin-kerneloops-2.0.9-19.el6.centos.x86_64
> libreport-plugin-logger-2.0.9-19.el6.centos.x86_64
> libreport-plugin-mailx-2.0.9-19.el6.centos.x86_64
> libreport-plugin-reportuploader-2.0.9-19.el6.centos.x86_64
> libreport-plugin-rhtsupport-2.0.9-19.el6.centos.x86_64
> libreport-python-2.0.9-19.el6.centos.x86_64
> libtar-1.2.11-17.el6_4.1.x86_64
> libthai-0.1.12-3.el6.x86_64
> libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3.x86_64
> libusb1-1.0.9-0.6.rc1.el6.x86_64
> libX11-1.5.0-4.el6.x86_64
> libX11-common-1.5.0-4.el6.noarch
> libXau-1.0.6-4.el6.x86_64
> libxcb-1.8.1-1.el6.x86_64
> libXcomposite-0.4.3-4.el6.x86_64
> libXcursor-1.1.13-6.20130524git8f677eaea.el6.x86_64
> libXdamage-1.1.3-4.el6.x86_64
> libXext-1.3.1-2.el6.x86_64
> libXfixes-5.0-3.el6.x86_64
> libXft-2.3.1-2.el6.x86_64
> libXi-1.6.1-3.el6.x86_64
> libXinerama-1.1.2-2.el6.x86_64
> libxml2-python-2.7.6-14.el6.x86_64
> libXrandr-1.4.0-1.el6.x86_64
> libXrender-0.9.7-2.el6.x86_64
> lsof-4.82-4.el6.x86_64
> lzo-2.03-3.1.el6.x86_64
> mailx-12.4-7.el6.x86_64
> man-1.6f-32.el6.x86_64
> man-pages-3.22-20.el6.noarch
> man-pages-overrides-6.5.2-1.el6.noarch
> mdadm-3.2.6-7.el6.x86_64
> microcode_ctl-1.17-17.el6.x86_64
> mlocate-0.22.2-4.el6.x86_64
> mtr-0.75-5.el6.x86_64
> nano-2.0.9-7.el6.x86_64
> ntp-4.2.6p5-1.el6.centos.x86_64
> ntpdate-4.2.6p5-1.el6.centos.x86_64
> ntsysv-1.3.49.3-2.el6_4.1.x86_64
> numactl-2.0.7-8.el6.x86_64
> openssh-clients-5.3p1-94.el6.x86_64
> pam_passwdqc-1.0.5-6.el6.x86_64
> pango-1.28.1-7.el6_3.x86_64
> parted-2.1-21.el6.x86_64
> pciutils-3.1.10-2.el6.x86_64
> pcmciautils-015-4.2.el6.x86_64
> perl-5.10.1-136.el6.x86_64
> perl-libs-5.10.1-136.el6.x86_64
> perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-136.el6.x86_64
> perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-136.el6.x86_64
> perl-Pod-Simple-3.13-136.el6.x86_64
> perl-version-0.77-136.el6.x86_64
> pinfo-0.6.9-12.el6.x86_64
> pixman-0.26.2-5.el6_4.x86_64
> pm-utils-1.2.5-10.el6.x86_64
> polkit-0.96-5.el6_4.x86_64
> prelink-0.4.6-3.1.el6_4.x86_64
> psacct-6.3.2-63.el6_3.3.x86_64
> python-ethtool-0.6-5.el6.x86_64
> python-iwlib-0.1-1.2.el6.x86_64
> quota-3.17-20.el6.x86_64
> rdate-1.4-16.el6.x86_64
> readahead-1.5.6-2.el6.x86_64
> rfkill-0.3-4.el6.x86_64
> rng-tools-2-13.el6_2.x86_64
> rsync-3.0.6-9.el6_4.1.x86_64
> scl-utils-20120927-8.el6.x86_64
> setserial-2.17-25.el6.x86_64
> setuptool-1.19.9-4.el6.x86_64
> sg3_utils-libs-1.28-5.el6.x86_64
> sgpio-1.2.0.10-5.el6.x86_64
> smartmontools-5.43-1.el6.x86_64
> snappy-1.1.0-1.el6.x86_64
> sos-2.2-47.el6.centos.noarch
> strace-4.5.19-1.17.el6.x86_64
> sysstat-9.0.4-22.el6.x86_64
> system-config-firewall-tui-1.2.27-5.el6.noarch
> system-config-network-tui-1.6.0.el6.2-1.el6.noarch
> systemtap-runtime-2.3-3.el6.x86_64
> tcpdump-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.x86_64
> tcp_wrappers-7.6-57.el6.x86_64
> tcsh-6.17-24.el6.x86_64
> time-1.7-37.1.el6.x86_64
> tmpwatch-2.9.16-4.el6.x86_64
> traceroute-2.0.14-2.el6.x86_64
> unzip-6.0-1.el6.x86_64
> usbutils-003-4.el6.x86_64
> usermode-1.102-3.el6.x86_64
> vconfig-1.9-8.1.el6.x86_64
> vim-common-7.2.411-1.8.el6.x86_64
> vim-enhanced-7.2.411-1.8.el6.x86_64
> virt-what-1.11-1.2.el6.x86_64
> wget-1.12-1.8.el6.x86_64
> wireless-tools-29-5.1.1.el6.x86_64
> words-3.0-17.el6.noarch
> xdg-utils-1.0.2-17.20091016cvs.el6.noarch
> xmlrpc-c-1.16.24-1210.1840.el6.x86_64
> xmlrpc-c-client-1.16.24-1210.1840.el6.x86_64
> xz-4.999.9-0.3.beta.20091007git.el6.x86_64
> xz-lzma-compat-4.999.9-0.3.beta.20091007git.el6.x86_64
> yum-plugin-security-1.1.30-14.el6.noarch
> yum-utils-1.1.30-14.el6.noarch
> zip-3.0-1.el6.x86_64
>
>
> 2014/1/13 Mark LaPierre <marklapier at aol.com>
>
>> On 01/12/2014 06:01 PM, Darod Zyree wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2014-01-13 at 11:47 +1300, Clint Dilks wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> How about using rpm to see what extra packages are installed then we
>> may be
>> >> able to work out why.
>> >>
>> >> Perform a Manual install and save the result of rpm -qa | sort, then
>> run
>> >> your KickStart based installed and run the same command.  A diff
>> between
>> >> the two results should show whats extra packages are being installed.
>> :)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Darod Zyree <darodzyree at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On Sun, 2014-01-12 at 22:20 +0000, Karanbir Singh wrote:
>> >>>> On 01/12/2014 10:10 PM, Darod Zyree wrote:
>> >>>>> Hi,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Does anyone know why an Anaconda Kickstart installation deploys more
>> >>> rpm
>> >>>>> packages than a manual "basic" installation?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> In both cases the following package groups were installed/used
>> >>> according
>> >>>>> to anaconda-ks.cfg in root home directory: @core, @server-policy,
>> >>>>> @workstation-policy
>> >>>>
>> >>>> what ones are more or which ones are missing ?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> also compare the anaconda-ks.cfg left behind on both attempts, are
>> you
>> >>>> sure the %packages section looks identical ?
>> >>>>
>> >>> My kickstart installation does 397 RPM packages.
>> >>> A manual installation does 217 RPM packages.
>> >>>
>> >>> My kickstart installation uses only an OS repository; no updates, epel
>> >>> or anything like that for this test.
>> >>>
>> >>> This repository was created using rsync and centos 6.5 iso.
>> >>>
>> >>> Kickstart package list:
>> >>> %packages
>> >>> @core
>> >>> @server-policy
>> >>> @workstation-policy
>> >>>
>> >>> Which is the same as choosing the "minimal" installation type during
>> >>> manual anaconda as shown in the /root/anaconda-ks.cfg file after the
>> >>> manual installation is completed.
>> >>>
>> >
>> > see attachment diff
>>
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