Use the %packages command to begin a Kickstart section which describes the software packages to be installed. The %packages section must end with the %end command.

You can specify packages by environment, group, module stream, module profile, or by their package names. Several environments and groups that contain related packages are defined. See the repository/repodata/*-comps-repository.architecture.xml file on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Installation DVD for a list of environments and groups.

The *-comps-repository.architecture.xml file contains a structure describing available environments (marked by the <environment> tag) and groups (the <group> tag). Each entry has an ID, user visibility value, name, description, and package list. If the group is selected for installation, the packages marked mandatory in the package list are always installed, the packages marked default are installed if they are not specifically excluded elsewhere. The packages marked optional must be specifically included elsewhere even when the group is selected.

You can specify a package group or environment by using either its ID (the <id> tag) or name (the <name> tag).

If you are not sure what package should be installed, select the Minimal Install environment. Minimal Install provides only the packages that are essential for running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. This will substantially reduce the chance of the system being affected by a vulnerability. If necessary, additional packages can be added later after the installation.