CentOS - Jan 2008 - yum install foobar, silently ignore the unknown foobar package -> Nothing to do

# yum install foobar
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Nothing to do

Here is the output of my centos 4

# yum install foobar
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
No Match for argument: foobar   
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< This is
missing in centos5
Nothing to do


any idea

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Alain Spineux
aspineux gmail com
May the sources be with you

Is foobar an existing program or just an example?

try:

yum install "foobar*"

with the quotes included.


Alain Spineux wrote:
> # yum install foobar
> Loading "installonlyn" plugin
> Setting up Install Process
> Setting up repositories
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> Parsing package install arguments
> Nothing to do
> 
> Here is the output of my centos 4
> 
> # yum install foobar
> Setting up Install Process
> Setting up repositories
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> Parsing package install arguments
> No Match for argument: foobar   
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< This is
missing in centos5
> Nothing to do
> 
> 
> any idea