I get this error all the time, but I can't find a coherent explanation for what it means. What is the precise meaning of the "protected multilib versions" error? # yum install /lib/ld-linux.so.2 [...] Error: Protected multilib versions: glibc-2.14.90-4.i686 != glibc-2.14.90-1.x86_64 # yum install /lib/ld-linux.so.2 glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, presto, refresh-packagekit Setting up Install Process Package glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 already installed and latest version Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.14.90-4 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so for package: glibc-2.14.90-4.i686 --> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so(NSSRAWHASH_3.12.3) for package: glibc-2.14.90-4.i686 --> Running transaction check ---> Package nss-softokn-freebl.i686 0:3.12.10-4.fc16 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Protected multilib versions: glibc-2.14.90-4.i686 != glibc-2.14.90-1.x86_64 # yum install glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, presto, refresh-packagekit Setting up Install Process Package glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 already installed and latest version Nothing to do Bonus question. How come rpm/yum has allowed me to install multiple different versions of glibc? (I have never knowingly forced any installation on this machine). # rpm -qa | grep glibc glibc-utils-2.14.90-4.x86_64 glibc-2.14.90-1.x86_64 glibc-headers-2.14.90-4.x86_64 glibc-debuginfo-common-2.14.90-4.x86_64 glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 glibc-static-2.14.90-4.x86_64 glibc-debuginfo-2.14.90-4.x86_64 glibc-devel-2.14.90-4.x86_64 glibc-debuginfo-common-2.14-2.x86_64 glibc-common-2.14.90-4.x86_64 glibc-common-2.14.90-1.x86_64 Rich. -- Richard Jones, Virtualization Group, Red Hat http://people.redhat.com/~rjones libguestfs lets you edit virtual machines. Supports shell scripting, bindings from many languages. http://libguestfs.org -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
