48.5. Searching for Packages

This module can be used to quickly search for packages across all managed hosts, as it keeps its own local host of installed packages on each system. Follow these instructions to search for and display the details of packages:

1.
On the module's main page, enter a search term (such as mozilla) into the field next to the Search for package button. When the button is clicked, a page listing all matching packages will appear, or will contain an error message if none were found. If exactly one package matches, you will be taken directly to its editing page.

2.
If multiple packages match, click on the name of the one that you want to view in the list. This will bring up an editing page showing its complete details and icons for each of the hosts on which it is installed. The details are fetched from the first system that has it installed, or the master server, if possible.

3.
To see the files that the package contains, select a host from the menu next to the List files on button. Clicking on it will open a page showing the details of files in the package from that host, just like the similar list in the Software Packages module.

4.
To view the details of one of the hosts on which the package is installed, click on its icon on the package editing form. This will take you to the page covered in Section 48.7 “Exploring and Removing a Server”.

It is quite possible for many different versions of the same package to be installed on different systems in your network. This can make the package details form a little confusing, as it might show the details of version 1.0 of some package when most of your systems are really running version 2.0. The lists of files in a package can also vary significantly between versions and between different packages of the same program from various Linux distribution vendors.

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