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yum list available So you know how to install and remove software using yum, but how do you find software in the first place? Let's say you're interested in the GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program. You want to know if any packages related to the GIMP are available to install using yum. You could try using yum search gimp, but it wouldn't be a good idea. That command looks for matches to your search term in all package names, descriptions, summaries, and even the list of packagers' names. You'll end up with a list about as long as Bill Gates's bank statement. A better choice is to query the list of packages available through yum (which would normally produce another crazily long list), but then pipe the results through a grep search for your term. $ yum list available | grep gimp gimp.i386 1:2.0.5-5 base gimp-devel.i386 1:2.0.5-5 base gimp-help.noarch 2-0.1.0.3 base gimp-print.i386 4.2.7-2 base
Eleven results show upnow that's workable. If you really want to perform the complete search, use yum search; otherwise, use yum list available and grep. Most of the time, the latter choice is what you'll really want, and it'll be far easier to work with to boot. | 