Kickstart install @core only

[Rick Stevens]

Matt Higgins wrote:
> I'm using kickstart with PXE boot to install a small <500 MB image. ..
> I think I want to just install the @core package group but it seams
> that @core is always sucking in @base which is pushing me over the
> size edge. Looking at the install package size of everything in @core
> I should be well under 500MB.
> 
> My questions are ..
> 
> 1. Is it possible to just install the @core package group ?

No.  core depends on base.  There may be some things in core that causes
more stuff from base to be installed than you truly need , but you would
need a careful analysis to figure out what you can do without.  You're
much more likely to have a non-functional system if you futz with that
and don't know precisely what you're doing.

> 2. Could I simply install a set of rpms .. no groups .. all the rpms
> in the core group say?

You probably could, but because core depends on base you're still
looking at a very difficult installation.

If you're talking about a truly tiny installation, I'd recommend you go
to something like tinylinux and stay away from any Red Hat or Fedora
distribution.  They weren't intended for embedded installations.
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