diff --git a/etc/packages b/etc/packages
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f455915b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+#
+# List of packages or files required to build boot and install images.
+# One package or filename per line.  Dependencies resovled by yum.
+#
+# Packages may be excluded by prefixing them with a minus (-) sign.
+#
+# Per-architecture packages can be specified in packages.ARCH files.
+# These are added to this list to form the final package set for that
+# platform.
+#
+
+/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
+GConf2
+NetworkManager
+ORBit2
+PolicyKit
+VLGothic-fonts
+acl
+anaconda
+anaconda-yum-plugins
+at-spi
+atk
+attr
+audit-libs
+bash
+bitmap-fonts-cjk
+booty
+busybox-anaconda
+bzip2
+bzip2-libs
+cairo
+cjkunifonts-ukai
+comps-extras
+coreutils
+cpio
+cracklib-dicts
+cracklib-python
+cryptsetup-luks
+db4
+dbus
+dbus-python
+dejavu-fonts
+device-mapper
+device-mapper-libs
+dhclient
+dhcpv6-client
+dmapi
+dmraid
+dmraid-libs
+dogtail
+dosfstools
+e2fsprogs
+e2fsprogs-libs
+echo-icon-theme
+elfutils-libelf
+expat
+firstboot
+fontconfig
+fonts-ISO8859-2
+fonts-arabic
+fonts-bengali
+fonts-chinese
+fonts-gujarati
+fonts-hindi
+fonts-indic
+fonts-kannada
+fonts-korean
+fonts-malayalam
+fonts-oriya
+fonts-punjabi
+fonts-sinhala
+fonts-tamil
+fonts-telugu
+freetype
+gail
+gdk-pixbuf
+gfs2-utils
+glib2
+glibc
+glibc-common
+gnome-python2-canvas
+gnome-python2-gconf
+gnome-python2-gtkhtml2
+gnome-themes
+gpm
+gtk2
+gtk2-engines
+gtkhtml2
+hal
+hdparm
+hwdata
+initscripts
+iproute
+iputils
+iscsi-initiator-utils
+jfsutils
+keyutils-libs
+krb5-libs
+libICE
+libSM
+libX11
+libXau
+libXaw
+libXcursor
+libXdmcp
+libXevie
+libXext
+libXfixes
+libXfont
+libXft
+libXi
+libXinerama
+libXmu
+libXpm
+libXrandr
+libXrender
+libXt
+libXtst
+libXxf86misc
+libacl
+libart_lgpl
+libattr
+libbdevid
+libbdevid-python
+libbonobo
+libdhcp
+libdhcp4client
+libdhcp6client
+libfontenc
+libgcc
+libgcrypt
+libglade2
+libgnomecanvas
+libgpg-error
+libjpeg
+liblbxutil
+libnl
+libpixman
+libpng
+libselinux
+libselinux-python
+libsemanage
+libsemanage-python
+libsepol
+libstdc++
+libtermcap
+libthai
+libuser
+libuser-python
+libvolume_id
+libxcb
+libxkbfile
+libxml2
+lvm2
+mdadm
+mesa-dri-drivers
+mkinitrd
+module-init-tools
+nash
+ncurses
+neon
+net-tools
+newt
+newt-python
+nfs-utils
+nspr
+nss
+openssl
+pam
+pango
+parted
+pciutils
+pcre
+policy
+policycoreutils
+popt
+prelink
+procps
+pycairo
+pygobject2
+pygtk2
+pygtk2-libglade
+pykickstart
+pyparted
+pyspi
+python
+python-bugzilla
+python-elementtree
+python-libs
+python-pyblock
+python-sqlite
+python-urlgrabber
+pyxf86config
+raidtools
+readline
+redhat-artwork
+reiserfs-utils
+rhpl
+rpm
+rpm-libs
+rpm-python
+sed
+selinux-policy-targeted
+setup
+slang
+specspo
+sqlite
+synaptics
+system-config-date
+system-config-keyboard
+system-logos
+system-release
+taipeifonts
+tcp_wrappers
+ttfonts-bn
+ttfonts-gu
+ttfonts-hi
+ttfonts-ja
+ttfonts-ko
+ttfonts-pa
+ttfonts-ta
+ttfonts-zh_CN
+ttfonts-zh_TW
+tzdata
+udev
+urw-fonts
+util-linux-ng
+vnc-libs
+vnc-server
+wpa_supplicant
+xfsdump
+xfsprogs
+xkeyboard-config
+xorg-x11
+xorg-x11-auth
+xorg-x11-base
+xorg-x11-drivers
+xorg-x11-font-utils
+xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi
+xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi
+xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi
+xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-15-75dpi
+xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-2-75dpi
+xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-9-75dpi
+xorg-x11-fonts-cyrillic
+xorg-x11-fonts-ethiopic
+xorg-x11-fonts-misc
+xorg-x11-libs
+xorg-x11-libs-data
+xorg-x11-server-Xorg
+xorg-x11-server-utils
+xorg-x11-xfs
+xorg-x11-xkb-utils
+xorg-x11-xkbdata
+yum
+yum-fedorakmod
+yum-metadata-parser
+zenity
+zlib
diff --git a/etc/packages.alpha b/etc/packages.alpha
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..066c6d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages.alpha
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+aboot
diff --git a/etc/packages.i386 b/etc/packages.i386
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb844008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages.i386
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-glibc
+-openssl
+dmidecode
+efibootmgr
+glibc.i386
+grub
+memtest86+
+openssl.i386
+pcmciautils
+syslinux
diff --git a/etc/packages.ia64 b/etc/packages.ia64
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0756348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages.ia64
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dmidecode
+efibootmgr
diff --git a/etc/packages.ppc b/etc/packages.ppc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..868a575f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages.ppc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fbset
+hfsutils
+pcmciautils
+pdisk
+ppc64-utils
+yaboot
diff --git a/etc/packages.ppc64 b/etc/packages.ppc64
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b60b3a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages.ppc64
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+hfsutils
+pcmciautils
+pdisk
+yaboot
diff --git a/etc/packages.s390 b/etc/packages.s390
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07d79051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages.s390
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+bash
+binutils
+coreutils
+gawk
+grep
+initscripts
+libgcc
+login
+modutils
+mount
+net-tools
+openssh
+openssh-server
+pam
+portmap
+s390utils
+sed
+strace
+tcp_wrappers
+xorg-x11-libs
+xorg-x11-xauth
diff --git a/etc/packages.s390x b/etc/packages.s390x
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07d79051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages.s390x
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+bash
+binutils
+coreutils
+gawk
+grep
+initscripts
+libgcc
+login
+modutils
+mount
+net-tools
+openssh
+openssh-server
+pam
+portmap
+s390utils
+sed
+strace
+tcp_wrappers
+xorg-x11-libs
+xorg-x11-xauth
diff --git a/etc/packages.sparc b/etc/packages.sparc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a5faa7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages.sparc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+silo
+tilo
diff --git a/etc/packages.x86_64 b/etc/packages.x86_64
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce2f684c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/packages.x86_64
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+dmidecode
+efibootmgr
+grub
+memtest86+
+pcmciautils
+syslinux
diff --git a/etc/rescue b/etc/rescue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a6e469a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/rescue
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#
+# Packages added to the 'packages' + 'packages.ARCH' set to supplement
+# the rescue images.
+#
+
+bzip2
+bzip2-libs
+device-mapper
+device-mapper-libs
+dmraid
+dump
+findutils
+firstaidkit-plugin-all
+ftp
+gzip
+iputils
+joe
+krb5-libs
+less
+libidn
+man
+modutils
+mt-st
+mtools
+mtr
+net-tools
+ntfsprogs
+open
+openssh
+openssh-clients
+pciutils
+rsh
+rsync
+samba-client
+smartmontools
+tar
+traceroute
diff --git a/etc/rescue.i386 b/etc/rescue.i386
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3650de10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/rescue.i386
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+gpart
+grub
diff --git a/etc/rescue.x86_64 b/etc/rescue.x86_64
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3650de10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/rescue.x86_64
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+gpart
+grub