# zypper: which module contains needed packeage?

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-which-module-contains-needed-packeage/33814>\
**Category:** SLES Install-Boot\
**Created:** [April 12, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-which-module-contains-needed-packeage/33814 "2019-04-12T11:39:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-which-module-contains-needed-packeage/33814/1 "2019-04-12T11:39:23Z")

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**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-which-module-contains-needed-packeage/33814/2 "2019-04-12T11:39:23Z")

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Hi,

since SUSE has separated the packages in modules.

What is the way to found the module where a needed package is in?

Bernd

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**Author:** ![amozdzen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@amozdzen](https://forums.suse.com/u/amozdzen)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-which-module-contains-needed-packeage/33814/3 "2019-04-12T14:27:19Z")

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Hi Bernd,

[QUOTE=nntp-user;57444]Hi,

since SUSE has separated the packages in modules.

What is the way to found the module where a needed package is in?

Bernd[/QUOTE]

have you tried "zypper search-packages " ?

Regards,  
Angelika