please explain yum list to me...

[Phil Meyer]

Linuxguy123 wrote:
> Why is this ?
>
> $ yum list *synaptics*
> Loaded plugins: downloadonly, kmdl, priorities, refresh-packagekit
> 2 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
> Available Packages
> synaptics.i386   0.14.6-11.fc10  fedora
>
>
> Yet... 
>
> $ yum list xorg-x11-drv-synaptics
> Loaded plugins: downloadonly, kmdl, priorities, refresh-packagekit
> 2 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
> Installed Packages
> xorg-x11-drv-synaptics.i386  0.15.2-2.fc10  installed
>
> Why doesn't *synaptics* find xorg-x11-drv-synaptics ?
>
> Thanks
>
>   

$ yum list \*synaptics\*

...
Installed Packages
xorg-x11-drv-synaptics.i386                 0.15.2-2.fc10              
installed
Available Packages
gsynaptics.i386                             0.9.14-2.fc10              
fedora  
ksynaptics.i386                             0.3.3-7.fc10               
fedora  
libsynaptics.i386                           0.14.6c-5.fc10             
fedora  
libsynaptics-devel.i386                     0.14.6c-5.fc10             
fedora  
synaptics.i386                              0.14.6-11.fc10             
fedora  
xfce-mcs-plugin-gsynaptics.i386             1.0.0-2.fc10               
fedora  
xfce4-gsynaptics-mcs-plugin.i386            1.0.0-1.fc9                
fedora