Red Hat Summit22장. Kickstart commands and options reference
This reference is a complete list of all Kickstart commands supported by the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation program. The commands are sorted alphabetically in a few broad categories. If a command can fall under multiple categories, it is listed in all of them.
22.1. Kickstart changes
The following sections describe the changes in Kickstart commands and options in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
22.1.1. Deprecated Kickstart commands and options
The following Kickstart commands and options have been deprecated in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
Where only specific options are listed, the base command and its other options are still available and not deprecated.
- module
-
Anaconda has deprecated its support for DNF modularity, and as a consequence the module kickstart command has been deprecated. This might impact you if you are using modules in the
%packagessection of your kickstart files or the module kickstart command.
22.1.2. Removed Kickstart commands and options
The following Kickstart commands and options have been removed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
auth or authconfig-
As a replacement, use the
authselectkickstart command. inst.xdriverandinst.usefbx-
The graphical system for the installation image switched from the Xorg server to a Wayland compositor. As Wayland operates without relying on X drivers, making it incompatible with loading any such drivers, the
inst.xdriveroption is no longer applicable. Additionally, theinst.usefbxboot option, previously used to load a generic framebuffer X driver, has also been removed. - Few options of the timezone command
The following options of the timezone Kickstart command have been removed:
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--isUtc: Use the option--utcinstead. -
--ntpservers: Use the option--ntp-serverof thetimesourcekickstart command instead. -
--nontp: Use the option--ntp-disableof thetimesourcekickstart command instead.
-
--levelparameter of the logging command-
The
--levelparameter of the logging kickstart command has been removed. It is no longer possible to set the level of logging of the installation process. pwpolicy-
The support for the deprecated
pwpolicyKickstart command has been removed. %anaconda- Alternatively, use the kernel arguments and command line line options to update the configuration in the Anaconda configuration files.
network-
The
--teamslavesand--teamconfigoptions used for configuring team devices in the network kickstart command have been removed. To configure similar network settings, use the--bondslavesand--bondoptsoptions to set up a Bond device. %packages-
the
--excludeWeakdepsand--instLangsoptions used in the%packagessection have been removed. To maintain similar functionality, use the updated options--exclude-weakdepsand--inst-langsinstead. btrfs-
The support for the deprecated
btrfsKickstart command has been removed. nvdimm- The support for reconfiguring NVDIMM devices during the Kickstart installation has been removed. However, the NVDIMM devices in the sector mode can still be usable in the installation program.
method-
The support for the deprecated
methodKickstart command has been removed. vnc- VNC kickstart command is removed in RHEL 10. Use RDP instead.
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