Changes to the core Kickstart syntax are quite rare. However, there are two important syntax changes to be aware of:
The %include
option can now accept a URL as an argument, in addition to a file name.
The %packages
, %post
, %pre
and %traceback
sections should now have an %end
option at the end. Previously, these sections had no explicit ending token, but ended where another began. Starting in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, using %end
is recommended (and in future releases will be required). At that point, files without an %end
token will fail. Please begin adding this to files as soon as possible to prevent problems in the future.