#886792 Package search engine unusable for packages with too many versions: "Your search was too wide"

Package:
www.debian.org
Source:
www.debian.org
Submitter:
Wolfgang Pfeiffer
Date:
2023-10-23 15:42:03 UTC
Severity:
important
Tags:
#886792#5
Date:
2018-01-09 21:48:59 UTC
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I tried to use
https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages

to search for the latest linux-image packages. With no luck. At best
I find dbg versions
https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=linux-image&mode=filename&suite=stable&arch=any

With google no problem. Search patterns e.g.:
debian linux-image amd64 stable

Thanks.

Regards,
Wolfgang Pfeiffer

#886792#10
Date:
2019-07-17 20:00:01 UTC
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To:
I can confirm this bug. I wonder why it works for other packages like
gimp, fai,...


If I search for linux-image but set distribution to any, I get a lot
of results containing the version 3.16 and 4.19 (only bpo) of
linux-image, but not 4.9 from stretch nor 4.19 from stable (buster).

This is really annoying.

#886792#13
Date:
2019-07-17 20:00:01 UTC
From:
To:
I can confirm this bug. I wonder why it works for other packages like
gimp, fai,...


If I search for linux-image but set distribution to any, I get a lot
of results containing the version 3.16 and 4.19 (only bpo) of
linux-image, but not 4.9 from stretch nor 4.19 from stable (buster).

This is really annoying.

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Date:
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#886792#27
Date:
2023-10-23 15:38:48 UTC
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When search for

You have searched for packages that names contain linux-image in suite(s) stable, section(s) main, and all architectures.

https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=linux-image&searchon=names&exact=1&suite=stable§ion=main

I get
Your keyword was too generic.
Please consider using a longer keyword or more keywords.

When I click on "<Some> results have not been displayed due to the search..."

I also see packages from oldoldstable.


So it's not possible to just get the list of package names from stable