Bug 110198 – kickstart install not obeying package list

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Bug 110198 - kickstart install not obeying package list

Summary:	kickstart install not obeying package list

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	None

Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	anaconda (Show other bugs)
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Version:	1
Hardware:	i686 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Jeremy Katz
QA Contact:	Mike McLean
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Reported:	2003-11-16 17:05 EST by Craig Boyce
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:10 EST (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2004-10-05 11:40:15 EDT
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ks.cfg for install (8.08 KB, text/plain) 2003-11-16 17:08 EST, Craig Boyce	no flags	Details
installed rpms (15.56 KB, text/plain) 2003-11-16 17:09 EST, Craig Boyce	no flags	Details
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Description Craig Boyce 2003-11-16 17:05:08 EST

Description of problem: 
Kickstart install fails to obey package selection as specified in 
ks.cfg with --ignoredeps flag 
 
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 
 
 
How reproducible: 
always 
 
Steps to Reproduce: 
1. Write a ks.cfg containing a specific set of packages and no 
package groups. 
2. reinstall system using this ks.cfg 
3. run rpm -qa > intalledrpms.txt 
4. diff against ks.cfg to find extra packages 
   
Actual results: 
Packages not specified in ks.cfg are installed 
 
Expected results: 
Only packages listed in ks.cfg are installed and --ignoredeps flag 
obeyed 
 
Additional info:

Comment 1 Craig Boyce 2003-11-16 17:08:22 EST

Created attachment 96006 [details]
ks.cfg for install

Comment 2 Craig Boyce 2003-11-16 17:09:00 EST

Created attachment 96007 [details]
installed rpms

Comment 3 Jeremy Katz 2004-10-05 11:40:15 EDT

With changes to the installation process (including not fully
exploding dependencies within the comps file), --ignoredeps can no
longer be implemented in a sensible way to avoid leaving people with a
broken system.

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