plugins/patterns/patterns.yml in machinery-tool-1.18.0 vs plugins/patterns/patterns.yml in machinery-tool-1.19.0
- old
+ new
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
---
:name: Patterns
:initials: pt
:description: |
- Contains all patterns installed on the inspected system. A pattern is a
- collection of software packages.
+ Contains all patterns or tasks installed on the inspected system. A pattern is a
+ collection of software packages, similar to the idea of tasks on Debian/Ubuntu-
+ like systems.
The meaning of software patterns depends on the package manager of the
distribution. Therefore, the pattern scope on SUSE based systems uses the
- `zypper` command to obtain the information about installed pattern names.
+ `zypper` command to obtain the information about installed pattern names, whereas
+ on Debian based systems the `tasksel` tool is necessary to list installed tasks.