Yum/dnf Search Functionality

[JD]

On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Stephen Morris <samorris at netspace.net.au>
wrote:

> Hi,
>     I undertook a search for the string      blueray   in both yum and dnf
> and both, in my view, behaved strangely.
>
>     From yum I received the following messages:
>
> yum search Blueray
> Loaded plugins: aliases, axelget, changelog, fastestmirror, filter-data,
> keys, langpacks, list-data, merge-conf, post-transaction-actions,
> priorities, protectbase, ps, puppetverify, refresh-
>               : packagekit, refresh-updatesd, remove-with-leaves,
> rpm-warm-cache, show-leaves, tmprepo, tsflags, upgrade-helper, verify,
> versionlock
> No metadata available for Cairo-Dock
> No metadata available for adobe-linux-i386
> No metadata available for adobe-linux-x86_64
> No metadata available for fedora
> No metadata available for fedora-HandBrake
> No metadata available for google-chrome
> No metadata available for rpm-sphere
> No metadata available for rpmfusion-free
> No metadata available for rpmfusion-free-updates
> No metadata available for rpmfusion-nonfree
> No metadata available for rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
> No metadata available for russianfedora-free
> No metadata available for russianfedora-free-updates
> No metadata available for updates
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>  * fedora: ftp.swin.edu.au
>  * rpmfusion-free: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au
>  * rpmfusion-free-updates: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au
>  * rpmfusion-nonfree: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au
>  * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au
>  * russianfedora-free: node03g.mirror.yandex.net
>  * russianfedora-free-updates: node03g.mirror.yandex.net
>  * updates: ftp.swin.edu.au
> 0 packages excluded due to repository protections
> Warning: No matches found for: Blueray
> No matches found
>
>     Why is yum not loading the metadata for all the repositories when it
> doesn't have any?
>
>     From dnf I got the following messages:
>
> dnf search Blueray
> Cairo-Dock repository 29 kB/s |  33 kB     00:01
> Open source multiplatform video transcoder 6.6 kB/s | 5.7 kB     00:00
> RPM Fusion for Fedora 20 - Free - Updates 378 kB/s | 373 kB     00:00
> RPM Fusion for Fedora 20 - Nonfree - Updates 318 kB/s | 106 kB     00:00
> Adobe Systems Incorporated 2.3 kB/s | 1.8 kB     00:00
> Adobe Systems Incorporated 2.6 kB/s | 1.8 kB     00:00
> Fedora 20 - x86_64 - Updates 531 kB/s |  23 MB     00:45
> Russian Fedora for Fedora 20 - Free - Updates 64 kB/s | 107 kB     00:01
> google-chrome 9.2 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00
> Russian Fedora for Fedora 20 - Free 64 kB/s |  83 kB     00:01
> RPM Sphere 398 kB/s | 6.0 MB     00:15
> Warning: No matches found for: Blueray
> Error: No Matches found
>
>     As can be seen from the above dnf refreshed the metadata where yum
> didn't, but why has dnf flagged no matches as an error when yum doesn't.
>     Also, why do both of them issue the 'not found' message twice, once is
> sufficient?
>
> regards,
> Steve
>
>
​I saw the same output yesterday.
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