<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"> <div class="WordSection1"> Pushpendra,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks for the response. After rereading the documentation I see how it says where to put the –optional parameter and it’s not at %packages.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -Brandon <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> From: kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Pushpendra Chavan Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 3:47 PM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: RHEL 5/6/7 Kickstart Options<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Hello Brandon, You are actually doing it wrong. You should try the following way. %packages @group1 @group2 --nodefaults @group3 --optional package1 package2 -package3 <o:p></o:p> <div> The option --optional shall be used with the package group not with %packages section. The same is available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6[1] and 7[2] as well.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> A link[3] from Fedora Documentation also explains about it.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> [1] <a href="https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html-single/Installation_Guide/index.html#s1-kickstart2-packageselection"> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html-single/Installation_Guide/index.html#s1-kickstart2-packageselection</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> [2] <a href="https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/sect-kickstart-syntax.html#sect-kickstart-packages"> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/sect-kickstart-syntax.html#sect-kickstart-packages</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> [3] <a href="https://fedorahosted.org/revisor/wiki/KickstartPackageSelection">https://fedorahosted.org/revisor/wiki/KickstartPackageSelection</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Regards,<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Pushp<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> endra<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 2:18 AM, Ess, Brandon <<a href="mailto:Brandon.Ess@atk.com" target="_blank">Brandon.Ess@atk.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p> <div> <div> Hello,<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> I’m working on Kickstart scripts targeted towards RHEL 5/6/7 and I would like to make them all as portable and reusable as possible. I understand some options and flags were added in newer releases of Anaconda but I cannot find documentation stating which options were added in which Anaconda version. A “works with RHEL {version}” would also help.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> My current question is this, for package selection I would like to also install optional packages using the --optional parameter at %packages --optional but for a RHEL6 installs Anaconda throws the error “no such option: --optional”<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Is the --optional parameter not available for RHEL6 installs?<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> ######################<o:p></o:p> # Package Selection #<o:p></o:p> ######################<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> #Core Packages<o:p></o:p> %packages --optional<o:p></o:p> @core<o:p></o:p> @base<o:p></o:p> @Compatibility libraries<o:p></o:p> @Desktop<o:p></o:p> @Development tools<o:p></o:p> @General Purpose Desktop<o:p></o:p> @Server Platform Development<o:p></o:p> @X Window System<o:p></o:p> ntp<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Brandon<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Kickstart-list@redhat.com">Kickstart-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>