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</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS'><glossterm>DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Specifies a list of distro-specific packages to add to all images.
+ This variable takes affect through
+ <filename>packagegroup-base</filename> so the
+ variable only really applies to the more full-featured
+ images that include <filename>packagegroup-base</filename>.
+ You can use this variable to keep distro policy out of
+ generic images.
+ As with all other distro variables, you set this variable
+ in the distro <filename>.conf</filename> file.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
<glossentry id='var-DISTRO_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'><glossterm>DISTRO_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</glossterm>
<glossdef>
- <para></para>
- <para>The list of packages which extend usability of the image.
- Those packages will automatically be installed but can be removed by user.</para>
+ <para>
+ Specifies a list of distro-specific packages to add to all images
+ if the packages exist.
+ The packages might not exist or be empty (e.g. kernel modules).
+ The list of packages are automatically installed but can be
+ removed by the user.
+ </para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
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