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@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ enumerate them for particular repository represented by
print(" " + identity.path["InstanceID"]
[len("LMI:LMI_SoftwareIdentity:"):])
+.. note::
+ This is not the same as running: ::
+
+ yum list available
+
+ which outputs all available, not installed packages. The example above
+ yields available packages without any regard to their installation status.
+
.. seealso::
:ref:`LMI_ResourceForSoftwareIdentity<LMI-ResourceForSoftwareIdentity>`