Is there a way to exclude a package added because of the commit type from the compose?

[jpace121]

I'm currently building edge commits on Centos Stream and think I could potentially make a slightly smaller image by removing some of the included packages I won't need.

Is there a way in my blueprint to explicitly exclude those extra packages?

[teg]

That's not supported, no. @nullr0ute might be interested in suggestions for packages that should not be installed by default, but we don't want to be able to remove arbitrary packages as that would invalidate our testing.

[jpace121]

‘green-boot-default-health-checks’ for one. I like green boot a lot, but I’m planning to sit down and write a number of tests tailored to my application. I’m not planning on my device having regular connectivity, so checking if it can see the update server is going to warn a lot. While it’s not a huge deal, false warnings are a pet peeve, and in general part of what attracts me to RHEL for Edge is the extra control compared to some of the competition. I want the ability to get the warnings perfect.

I’m also not planning on using the fdo stuff, though it is extremely cool, it isn’t necessary for me right now. I was also a little surprised to see tmux in the default set, but I was planning on installing it anyway…

[nullr0ute]

We definitely won't support removing that. From a support and processes PoV there will be pieces we expect to be available. It's also a massive 4K and doesn't pull in dependencies that are also needed by other things so it's a mostly a moot point.

[jpace121]

After thinking about it some more, I get where you’re coming from. My goals probably align a little closer with using osbuild directly (I’m willing to pick up the pieces when I break things…) I looked at the Centos Automotive stuff last night and was able to trace what’s going on, and have a plan forward based on that plus what I learned this weekend with composer about the overall workflow.

Thanks for the help.
I think you all have nailed the work flow for edge, and it’s been kind of exciting to watch things progress.