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4.6.4. Advanced Search
The
RPM Search
page allows you to search through packages using various criteria. You may search
by name or name and summary, within relevant or all channels, or within specific architectures. Type
your keyword, select the criterion to search by, and click the
Search
button. The results appear at the
bottom of the page.
4.6.5. Packages
A package is the smallest essential ingredient of any Red Hat Linux system. Packages, commonly
known as RPMs because of their oversight by Red Hat Package Manager, are the pieces of software
that, when installed, enable your system to operate. Packages are grouped by channels to help you
more easily determine which are applicable to your systems.
These packages can be retrieved in one of two ways: by direct install or through download.
4.6.5.1. Package Install
Only packages included in a system’s subscribed channels can be installed or updated on that system.
Important
If you use scheduled package installation, the packages will be installed via the RHN Daemon. You
must have the RHN Daemon enabled on your systems. Refer to Chapter 5
Red Hat Network Daemon
for more details.
To apply Errata Updates, refer to Section 4.5.2.1
Apply Errata Updates
. To upgrade and install pack-
ages through the Systems category, use the
Packages
tab of the
System Details
page. Refer to Section
4.4.1.5
System Details
for instructions.
4.6.5.2. Package Download
If you do not want to schedule a package installation, you can download the packages immediately. If
you download the packages, you must install them manually.
To download packages through the
Systems
category, refer to Section 4.4.1.5
System Details
.
To download individual RPMs and SRPMs through the
Software
category, follow these steps:
1. Select
Software
=>
Channels
from the top and left navigation bars.
2. Click on the name of the channel that contains the package to be downloaded.
3. On the
Channel Details
page, click on the
Packages
tab.
4. Click on the name of the package that you want to download.
5. On the
Package Details
page, click the
Download RPM
or
Download SRPM
link on the
bottom right-hand corner.
6. Confirm the action.
The next step is to install the packages manually. Refer to Section 2.3.5.2
Manual Package Installation
for details.
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