Why 'yum list' command display installed packages only ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Yum list command does not display available packages along with installed packages.
  • yum list command display installed packages only.
# yum list
Loaded plugins: security
Installed Packages
Deployment_Guide-en-US.noarch                                                     5.2-11                                                            installed
GConf2.i386                                                                       2.14.0-9.el5                                                      installed
ImageMagick.i386                                                                  6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1                                                 installed
MAKEDEV.i386                                                                      3.23-1.2                                                          installed
NetworkManager.i386                                                               1:0.7.0-9.el5                                                     installed

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4
  • Red Hat Network(RHN) Classic

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