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To select an individual package, double click the checkbox beside the package name. A check mark

in the box means that a package has been selected.

For more information about a specific package, click on the individual package name. The package

information will appear at the bottom of the screen.

You can also select or deselect all packages listed within a particular group, by clicking on the Select

all in group or Unselect all in group buttons.

Note

Some packages (such as the kernel and certain libraries) are required for every system and are not

available to select or deselect. These base packages are selected by default.

3.27.2. Unresolved Dependencies

Many software packages, in order to work correctly, depend on other software packages that must

be installed on your system. For example, many of the graphical Red Hat system administration tools

require the

python

and

pythonlib

packages. To make sure your system has all the packages it needs

in order to be fully functional, the installation program checks these package dependencies each time

you install or remove software packages.

If any package requires another package which you have not selected to install, the program presents a

list of these unresolved dependencies and gives you the opportunity to resolve them (see Figure 3 28).

The Unresolved Dependencies screen appears only if you are missing packages that are needed by

the packages you have selected. At the bottom of the screen, under the list of missing packages, an

Install packages to satisfy dependencies checkbox is selected by default. If you leave this checked,

the installation program will resolve dependencies automatically by adding all required packages to

the list of selected packages.

Figure 3 28. Unresolved Dependencies