Package Search

The Software Package Search section allows you to search all packages.

Enter your search term in the Search For field.

Table 1. What to Search Options
Option	Description
Free form	Performs a general search. Use keywords with this option to perform more specific searches.
Name only	Searches only in the names of packages.
Name and Summary	Searches within the name and one-line summary of packages.
Name and Description	Searches within names and long descriptions of packages.

Check the Channels relevant to your systems option to search only channels available for your existing clients. Check the Specific channel you have access to option to search within a specific channel. Check the Packages of a specific architecture to search only for a particular hardware architecture.

You can perform more specific searches by using keywords in the Search For field and selecting the Free Form option.

Table 2. Keyword Search Options
Keyword	Description	Example
name	Search package names	`name:SUSE`
version	Search for a package version	`version:15`
filename	Search within package file names	`filename:sles`
description	Search within the long description	`description:java`
summary	Search within the one-line summary	`summary:java`
arch	Search for a package architecture	`arch:x86_64`

For example, if you want to search all SUSE Linux Enterprise packages that include java in the description and the summary, use this search:

summary:java and description:java

For more information about software channels, see Software Channels.