A series of screens will appear, each with a package group name, description, and a prompt for a "y" or "n" (and defaulting to one of the two). All package groups selected for installation are in addition to the "core" group of packages (to install the smallest number of packages, answer "n" at all prompts):
(base): Base Utilties
This should almost always be installed. It contains packages that are
commonly used on a standard Unix/Linux system.
note: This is NOT the specification for the core group itself.
[y] >
The default is "y", and it is recommended to install this unless you desire a very "stripped down" installation.
(network): Network Utilties
Install this if you plan on using this system on a network. It contains
packages like openssh, ncftp, wget, etc...
[y] >
The default is "y", and it is recommended to install this unless this computer will not be connected to a network.
(desktop gnome x multimedia): Desktop Applications
This will install a working X and Gnome desktop. Select this if you are
planning on using this system as a desktop or you require GUI application
support.
[y] >
The default is "y", and it is recommended to install this unless this computer will be operated via command line interface only.
(devel): Development tools and libraries
Selecting this will installa core development environment on your system.
This should be installed if you plan on compiling any packages from source.
[n] >
The default is "n", but it is recommended to install this if you plan to do any software development on this computer.
(server): General Server Packages
This will install packages like VSFTPD, Apache, Samba, etc... Select this
if you will be using this system as a server and would like a general server
installation.
[n] >
The default is "n", and it is recommended to only install this package if you plan to use this computer as a general server.
(clustering): Clustering/HPC
Installing this will install cluster type development tools and the
Warewulf cluster toolkit.
[n] >
The default is "n", but it is recommended to install this if you plan to do any cluster or high performance computing software development on this computer.
After all of these questions have been answered, a list of package groups chosen for installation will appear:
The following package groups are marked for installation: Core Base Utilities Network Utilities Desktop Utilities Press [Enter] to continure...
This list is what is chosen if one follows all the defaults. Press the "Enter" key to return to the "Installation and Configuration menu" screen.