Hi, currently I need to simplify the installation of about 100 packages with many inter-dependencies. As rpm and rpm-based installers sometimes install in a very disadvantageous order and I was unable to cover that via package requirements*), I created meta packages which are to be installed in a certain order to setup the software. A disadvantage is that I cannot uninstall all these packages easily that are installed by meta-packages. Now I saw that RHEL based systems have the option to make use of package groups which are defined in comps.xml files in the repository metadata [1] and I know that SuSE based systems allow to use patterns (and both are my target platforms) I would like to read a comparison between meta packages, package groups, patterns and distribution compatibility and if/how it is possible to create package groups/patterns with OBS. Does someone have more information about that topic or can show me examples on build.opensuse? It seems I am googling the wrong questions :-) Best regards, Mark [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_use_and_edit_comps.xml_for_package_gro... *) Example: Some packages have an absolute requirement that another package was installed completely before, including all pre, post and other phases; if zypper/yum/rpm install the packages together, anything could happen - e.g. alphabetical order or whatever; a simple Requires does not help and Requires(pre) does not help either. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+owner@opensuse.org