# What type of install is the 9.5 release in OCI

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**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [March 13, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-type-of-install-is-the-9-5-release-in-oci/17896 "2025-03-13T19:04:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-type-of-install-is-the-9-5-release-in-oci/17896/1 "2025-03-13T19:04:40Z")

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I want to determine what type of installation is in the OCI provided image (base, minimal, etc). It has less than 500 packages so I was assuming minimal - but want to know for certain if possible. The actual image name contains “base” but I thought base would have more packages. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-type-of-install-is-the-9-5-release-in-oci/17896/2 "2025-03-13T19:19:42Z")

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You can do:

```auto
dnf group list

```

and then see if you have output similar to below:

```auto
Installed Environment Groups:
   Minimal Install

```

that would suggest a minimal install, you can then do:

```auto
root@rocky9:~# dnf group info "Minimal Install"
Last metadata expiration check: 4:20:44 ago on Thu 13 Mar 2025 03:56:01 PM CET.
Environment Group: Minimal Install
 Description: Basic functionality.
 Mandatory Groups:
   Core
 Optional Groups:
   Standard

```

and you can then do:

```auto
dnf group info "Core"

```

and get a list of which packages are installed. Of course, repositories BaseOS will have more packages than just 500, for example:

```auto
root@rocky9:~# dnf list available | grep -ic baseos
770

root@rocky9:~# dnf list installed | grep -ic baseos
291

```

so on my installation, I have 291 packages from BaseOS, with another 770 available to install. I can also do:

```auto
root@rocky9:~# dnf list installed | grep -ic minimal
131

```

Adding just the BaseOS installed of 291 and the 131 from minimal, is still less than 500. In fact I’ve also done:

```auto
root@rocky9:~# dnf list available | grep -ic minimal
22

```

which means most likely after installation, I removed packages that I didn’t want on my system. I also have packages from AppStream also installed, because my system is no longer a minimal, since I installed the Development Tools group.

That at least will give you an idea of how to check the image was created and what type it is.

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**Author:** ![linux\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@linux\_user](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/linux_user)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-type-of-install-is-the-9-5-release-in-oci/17896/3 "2025-03-13T20:33:00Z")

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Thank you

[rocky@rocky-9 ~]$ dnf group list  
Last metadata expiration check: 1:24:27 ago on Thu Mar 13 18:57:29 2025.  
Available Environment Groups:  
Server with GUI  
Server  
Minimal Install  
Workstation  
KDE Plasma Workspaces  
Custom Operating System  
Virtualization Host  
Available Groups:  
Fedora Packager  
VideoLAN Client  
Xfce  
Legacy UNIX Compatibility  
Console Internet Tools  
Container Management  
Development Tools  
.NET Development  
Graphical Administration Tools  
Headless Management  
Network Servers  
RPM Development Tools  
Scientific Support  
Security Tools  
Smart Card Support  
System Tools

I have no installed env groups?

Oddly, dnf group list --installed returns nothing.

Core is mandatory just like on yours, standard is optional just like yours.

Doesn’t dnf group info “Core” just show me what groups are in core? or does it show me the groups that I have installed?

Other output:  
[rocky@rocky-9 ~]$ dnf list available | grep -ic baseos  
827  
[rocky@rocky-9 ~]$ dnf list installed | grep -ic baseos  
31  
[rocky@rocky-9 ~]$ dnf list available | grep -ic minimal  
22

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**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-type-of-install-is-the-9-5-release-in-oci/17896/4 "2025-03-13T20:55:28Z")

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It’s a bit of a customized install. The images are currently built using Kickstart, though we’re moving them to Kiwi soon.

> <https://github.com/rocky-linux/kickstarts/blob/r9/Rocky-9-OCP-Base.ks>

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-type-of-install-is-the-9-5-release-in-oci/17896/5 "2025-05-12T20:56:21Z")

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