On 4/17/07, Brian Barnes <bcbarnes at artsci.wustl.edu> wrote: > I am having trouble using wildcards ("*") with yum in Centos 5. Listing > or installing packages using them just immeidately fails with a "No match" > error, and I'm not sure why. Here is an example. Any comments? I'd love > to fix this. > Similarly, something like "yum install xorg-x11-font*" would fail with a > "No match" error, but the packages show up in a full list. > > The machine is a fresh x86_64 install from DVD, yesterday. I previously > ran CentOS 4.4 on it with no problems. This will likely be a hit-or-miss shell expansion problem, as bash(or whatever shell you're using) gets to the * before yum does. Try something like the following: yum list xorg-x11-font\* or yum list 'xorg-x11-font*' with single ticks to prevent any unwanted shell foolishness. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell