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Is there a way to install only the base Fedora system?

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http://unix.stackexchange.com – I'd like to install a base Fedora system meaning without all the other programs/applications that come when installing a Gnome/KDE/XFCE spins. How do I do this? This is the first time I'd be installing Fedora and I'm quite accustomed to Arch Linux so I want the same approach, or similar approach of building from the base install up to the system of my preference. I've been reading the documentation and came across using the boot options linux text but I don't think this will install a base Fedora system, just that the installation menu system will be in text mode, but I could be wrong. (HowTos)

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