Packages which can be removed after Core installation
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Packages which can be removed from @core
Here is the list of packages which I found in CENTOS-5.4-x86_64, which I was successfully able to remove, using yum, without any damage to the OS. (about 118 packages)
aspell aspell-en atk authconfig autofs avahi avahi-compat-libdns_sd bitstream-vera-fonts bluez-gnome bluez-libs bluez-utils cairo ccid coolkey cpuspeed crash cups cups-libs desktop-file-utils dhcpv6-client dnsmasq dos2unix dosfstools ecryptfs-utils ed eject fbset finger firstboot-tui fontconfig freetype GConf2 gpm gtk2 hicolor-icon-theme htmlview ifd-egate iptables-ipv6 irda-utils irqbalance jwhois krb5-workstation ksh libdrm libICE libjpeg libnotify libpng libSM libtiff libwnck libX11 libXau libXcursor libXdmcp libXext libXfixes libXft libXi libXinerama libXrandr libXrender libXres libXt libXxf86vm mailcap man man-pages mdadm mesa-libGL microcode_ctl mkbootdisk mtools nano NetworkManager NetworkManager-glib newt notification-daemon ntsysv numactl ORBit2 pam_ccreds pam_krb5 pam_pkcs11 pam_smb pango paps pcmciautils pcsc-lite pcsc-lite-libs pinfo procmail rdate redhat-lsb redhat-menus rhpl rp-pppoe rsh sendmail setuptool slang sos specspo startup-notification syslinux system-config-network-tui system-config-securitylevel-tui tcpdump trousers unix2dos vconfig wireless-tools words wpa_supplicant xorg-x11-filesystem ypbind yp-tools yum-updatesd