Re: Unexpected results with Kickstart

On Sep 7, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Chris Lumens wrote:

>> Yet after the install I look at the anaconda-ks.cfg on the system created
>> with the kickstart and it has:
>> 
>> %packages
>> @Base
>> @Core
>> @core
>> %end
>> 
>> Or some variation with the caps / lowercase.  The thing is that I want as
>> simple an install as possible.  Is there something I am missing?
> 
> The Base group is always selected unless you use "%packages --nobase"
> (see
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart#Chapter_3._Package_Selection).
> 
> The case-sensitive thing there is a little strange, but nothing to be
> concerned about.  It should not affect the number of packages installed.
> 
The core/Core thing is just because it looks at all the packages, and if every package that specifies a certain group is installed, then it includes that group in the %packages list.  In this case some packages list their group as 'Core' and some as 'core', so it ends up in the list twice...