If a 32bit package, e.g. Openoffice.org is installed on x86_64 and it explicitly "Requires:" something. Do rpm and update managers automatically ignore matching 64bit packages for that Requires and demand a 32bit package to fulfill the require ? i.e. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=153128 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=153129 where the error messages would suggest that the i386 libgcj and startup-notification are missing, while rpm -qR lists them as Required. C.