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6.6.2. Package Search
Figure 6.17. Package Search
The Package Search page allows you to search through packages using various criteria:
- Free Form — a general keyword search for users that are unsure of the details of particular package and its contents.
- Name Only — Targeted search for users that need to find a specific packages and do not want to sift through more generalized search results.
- Name and Description — Specified searches for a certain package name or program that, while not in the name of the package, may be in the one-line description of the package (for example, searching for the Apache HTTP Server when the actual Red Hat Enterprise Linux package name is
httpd. - Name and Summary — Similar to a Name and Description search, this search criteria searches package names and the longer Summary for the package. So, a search for "web browser" could result in several results that includes both graphical and text-based browsers.
Along with search criteria, you can also limit searches to Channels relevant to your systems by click the checkbox.
Additionally, you can restrict your search by platform or architecture. Choices include IA-32, IA-64, s390, s390x, x86_64, PPC, Sparc Solaris, and i386 Solaris.
