Re: Yum install preferred arch only

["Mark Hull-Richter" <mhullrich@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/7/07, Ross S. W. Walker <rwalker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I have a  couple 64-bit CentOS 5 installations here and was wondering  if
> there was a  yum option to have it install only x86_64 arch by default
> if no arch  is specified.
>
> I tired of  having to append .x86_64 on all package names I only want
> the x86_64  versions of, if I want the i386 versions too I would add
> the .i386  package to the list...
>

Unless you are planning to run only stripped-down systems, that can
cause trouble.  A lot of packages do not have 64-bit versions and need
(lots of) 32-bit support packages and libraries to run.  E.g., web
browsers (whose 64-bit versions run just fine until you need a plug-in
that's only available in 32-bit versions).

Just a comment - I don't have a specific solution (yet).

mhr
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