5.2. Packages and Package Groups

5.2.1. Searching Packages

You can search all RPM package names, descriptions and summaries by using the following command:

yum search term…

This command displays the list of matches for each term. For example, to list all packages that match “meld” or “kompare”, type:

~]# yum search meld kompare
Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, subscription-manager
Updating Red Hat repositories.
INFO:rhsm-app.repolib:repos updated: 0
============================ Matched: kompare =============================
kdesdk.x86_64 : The KDE Software Development Kit (SDK)
Warning: No matches found for: meld

The yum search command is useful for searching for packages you do not know the name of, but for which you know a related term.