Hi, I'm using yum to update RPMs on a legacy Linux Redhat 9 system running on a i386 architecture, and having some difficulties. Yum downloaded ~ 60 rpm packages for updating the system, but it will not install a single one of them because among these ~ 60 are 2 packages intended solely for the i686 architecture (I have i386). These packages are: openssl-0.9.7a-20.2.i686.rpm glibc-2.3.2-27.9.7.i686.rpm Yum will not install these 2 packages due to line "exactarch=1" in the yum configuration file "/etc/yum.conf"; however, yum is still downloading them. This creates a problem because there are ~ 58 i386-based packages which would install just fine, but yum is not installing a single one of them because of these 2 with architecture missmatch. One way I was considering to solve this problem was to simply change "exactarch" from 1 to 0 and install the i686's, but I'm concerned that installing packages with an architecture missmatch may result in a mysterious crash later on, so I don't want to risk it. I'd like to inqure if there is a way to configure yum to still install the other 58, and/or to not download the 2 i686-related packages, and/or download their i386 equivalents instead. I just checked on google, and "openssl-0.9.7a-20.2.i386.rpm" and "glibc-2.3.2-27.9.7.i386.rpm" do exist. Thank you for your time, Marat Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html
