Searching packages 11.. IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn Installing a package is generally easy. One problem is locating the package which provides a given service or utility. For newbies or inexperienced administrators, this can be quite puzzling. This dialog allows you to do various searches in packages. 22.. DDiiaalloogg ddeessccrriippttiioonn 22..11.. FFiillee sseelleeccttiioonn Enter a directory and a file pattern. The directory field has a help list which is set with the various directories entered in the preference dialog. 22..22.. KKeeyywwoorrdd((ss)) ttoo sseeaarrcchh Enter a list of words separated with spaces. A checkbox lets you control the selectivity of the search (only packages matching all keywords). 22..33.. SSeeaarrcchh ssccooppee A package contains several sections. You can search in the section you want. Here is a small description of each: SSuummmmaarryy This is a one-line description of the package. DDeessccrriippttiioonn This is a longer piece of text describing the package. FFiillee lliisstt This is the list of all files (directories and files) in the package. The various file paths are compared with the keywords. RReeqquuiirreess This is a list of package dependencies (what is needed by the package to install and operate normally). This might be used as a quick way to find out which packages need a given library, for example. PPrroovviiddeess This lists the service delivered by the package. This list corresponds to libraries and utilities. 33.. BBrroowwssiinngg tthhee rreessuulltt The packages which match the keyword list are presented by group. You can pick a group to see the list of member packages. Then you can pick a package and look at a complete description screen.