Bill Davidsen wrote: > if it were a little easier to get the > initial tune I think the building of custom distribution could be a list > of packages to install after the base. Isn't that exactly what you get if you choose the "Custom" option? If you choose none of the package groups (as given by "yum grouplist") you do get a minimal installation, don't you? -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland