How to search if a package is available or not in a particular repository using dnf ?

asked 2017-03-21 21:22:06 -0500

updated 2017-03-21 23:00:30 -0500

For example this command works- # sudo dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --best install geany-1.30.1-1.fc25 It shows me the list of packages to be installed with dependencies resolved. But when i try -# sudo dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing search geany-1.30.1-1.fc25 This is what i get: Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:04 ago on Tue Mar 21 09:48:13 2017. Error: No matches found. Even when i try this command-# sudo dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing info geany it gives me the package information. So why doesn't the search option works if its available for download ? how do i search then for a particular package in a particular repository.

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answered 2017-03-22 00:15:19 -0500

fcomida

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dnf install and dnf info care about package version, architecture, os version, dnf search instead is about telling you whether a package with that given name is in the repos or not (the searching term is part of a package name or package description with dnf search all). If you already know everything about a package why bother searching for it?