[SOLVED] Can I used file patterns other than star with yum?

Issue

I know for sure that yum does not support regular expression on its install commands but I wonder if there is a way to simulate it and have a single command that does:

• install python-foo or python2-foo packages (or both)
• does not install python3-foo packages

Usually the regex for this would be python[2]?-foo. How to do this with only yum?

Solution

I found a way to obtain a similar kind of behaviour using

yum -y --exclude='python3*' install python*-foo

This method allows you to avoid installing other python versions than the desired ones. May not be perfect but it did the job in my case.

Answered By - sorin

Answer Checked By - Clifford M. (WPSolving Volunteer)