Common package selection options

You can use the following options in the %packages sections. To use an option, append it to the start of the package selection section. For example:

%packages --multilib --ignoremissing
--default
Install the default set of packages. This corresponds to the package set which would be installed if no other selections were made in the Package Selection screen during an interactive installation.
--excludedocs
Do not install any documentation contained within packages. In most cases, this excludes any files normally installed in the /usr/share/doc directory, but the specific files to be excluded depend on individual packages.
--ignoremissing
Ignore any packages, groups, module streams, module profiles, and environments missing in the installation source, instead of halting the installation to ask if the installation should be stopped or continued.
--inst-langs
Specify a list of languages to install. This is different from package group level selections. This option does not describe which package groups should be installed; instead, it sets RPM macros controlling which translation files from individual packages should be installed.
--multilib

Configure the installed system for multilib packages, to allow installing 32-bit packages on a 64-bit system, and install packages specified in this section as such.

Normally, on an AMD64 and Intel 64 system, you can install only the x86_64 and the noarch packages. However, with the --multilib option, you can automatically install the 32-bit AMD and the i686 Intel system packages available, if any.

This only applies to packages explicitly specified in the %packages section. Packages installed only as dependencies and not specified in the Kickstart file are installed only for the required architecture versions. This applies even if the packages are available for multiple architectures.

You can configure Anaconda to install packages in multilib mode during the installation of the system. Use one of the following options to enable multilib mode:

  1. Configure Kickstart file with the following lines: 
    %packages --multilib --default
%end
  2. Add the inst.multilib boot option during booting the installation image.
--nocore

Disables installation of the @Core package group which is otherwise always installed by default. Disabling the @Core package group with --nocore should only be used for creating lightweight containers; installing a desktop or server system with --nocore results in an unusable system.

Note

Using -@Core to exclude packages in the @Core package group does not work. The only way to exclude the @Core package group is with the --nocore option. Also, the @Core package group is defined as a minimal set of packages needed for installing a working system. It is not related in any way to core packages as defined in the Package Manifest and Scope of Coverage Details.
--exclude-weakdeps
Disables installation of packages from weak dependencies. These are packages linked to the selected package set by Recommends and Supplements flags. By default, weak dependencies are installed.
--retries=
Sets the number of times dnf will attempt to download packages (retries). The default value is 10. This option only applies during the installation, and will not affect dnf configuration on the installed system.
--timeout=
Sets the dnf timeout in seconds. The default value is 30. This option only applies during the installation, and will not affect dnf configuration on the installed system.