1.2. Searching Packages or in the names of (Ftp web hosting)
1.2. Searching Packages or in the names of the files stored in the packages). After clicking on the Search button, a new list appears (Search results), showing you the results Rpmdrake found while scanning the packages databases. Let us take a look on the different sort orders: Mandriva Linux choices This sort order shows the list of packages in the four groups you saw during the installation of Mandriva Linux. This is the easier sort order because it focuses on a selected part of the available packages, those which are considered to be the most useful of the distribution. All packages, alphabetical Instead of a tree view, you are presented with a flat list of all available packages you can install on your system. All packages, by group Here you are shown the list of packages grouped by their functions (e.g. Games, System, Video, etc.). All packages, by size Here you get a list sorted by size (the biggest package at the top, the smallest at the bottom of the list). All packages, by selection state If you choose this presentation, you end up with a flat list, in which all selected packages are shown first, the other available packages below them. To make it easier for you, those two parts are sorted alphabetically. This sort order is particularly useful just before the actual package installation, because it helps you to see the selection of packages to be installed. All packages, by medium repository Once again you find the packages sorted alphabetically, but this time they are shown under the name of the data medium they belong to. All packages, by update availability In this mode, you might get two groups of packages: a list of packages which might be added to your machine, and a second list of the packages of which you have an older version already installed on your computer.