# What does "Standard installation of Rocky Linux" include?

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**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Tags:** rocky-linux-9\
**Created:** [December 8, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-does-standard-installation-of-rocky-linux-include/16780 "2024-12-08T16:02:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![robnicholsonmalt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/robnicholsonmalt/32/3615_2.png) [@robnicholsonmalt](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/robnicholsonmalt)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-does-standard-installation-of-rocky-linux-include/16780/1 "2024-12-08T16:02:07Z")

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Just trying to understand more about the install options:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/2X/b/bbfce5de596f5c411ad07edca1acc557825c2465.png)

I’m assuming it installs some other components. If so, what are they?

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**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-does-standard-installation-of-rocky-linux-include/16780/2 "2024-12-10T10:14:26Z")

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If you have a working install you can try sudo dnf groupinfo standard.  
On a Rocky 8 install I did it, then did it with wc -l and there’s 94 packages (for Rocky 8.something).  
Just tried it on a RedHat 9.5, and wc -l gives 101 packages. It’s divided into Mandatory, things like bc dbus file, Default with things like bash-completion and nmap, and optional with nfs-utils and zsh. But there’s a lot of things it’s best you run the dnf command for yourself if possible.

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**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-does-standard-installation-of-rocky-linux-include/16780/3 "2024-12-10T11:40:30Z")

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Essentially, the repos do have “groups” metadata.  
Each group may list the mandatory, default and optional packages.  
`dnf group install standard` would install the mandatory and default packages.  
There are also _Environment Groups_ that contain groups, not packages.  
Environments, like:

- Minimal Install
- Server with GUI
- Server
- Virtualization Host
- Workstation

```bash
# dnf -q group info "Minimal Install"
Environment Group: Minimal Install
 Description: Basic functionality.
 Mandatory Groups:
   Core
 Optional Groups:
   Standard

```

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In the installer one does select \*environment". If I had selected Minimal Install and installer had info like above, then it would:  
A. Offer the “Standard” as _Additional software for Selected Environment_  
B. During install do equivalent of `dnf group install Core` (and `dnf group install Standard` if I tick the box)

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To see most of the metadata (on running system):

```bash
dnf group list -v --hidden

```

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I do invariably choose Minimal Install, without optionals, and install the rest later (with Ansible playbooks).

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**Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-does-standard-installation-of-rocky-linux-include/16780/4 "2025-02-08T11:40:51Z")

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