In yum.conf you can try:
multilib_policy=best
With this yum priorize the packages based on your architecture, but dont
exclude the all the i386 packages if you have a x64 system.
On 13-07-2011 12:16, B.J. McClure wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-07-13 at 10:02 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
>> On 7/13/2011 9:54 AM, Always Learning wrote:
>>>
>>>> (2011/07/13 12:07), Edo wrote:
>>>>> .... “exclude=*.i?86” in your /etc/yum.conf
>>> Like many, I dislike both i386 and x64 packages being installed on my
>>> x64 machines.
>>>
>>> However, is there a potential danger than in installing only x64
>>> packages, one of the required files might be available only in i386
>>> format and thus detrimentally excluded ?
>>>
>>> Some illuminating clarity is welcome.
>> Note that some 3rd party binaries programs may expect/require 32 bit
>> libs to be present - vmware server, for example.
>>
> And Skype.
>
> B.J.
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