On 4/25/06, Jim Perrin jperrin@gmail.com wrote:
%_query_all_fmt %%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%%{arch}
Quick question before getting into the real stuff. I put the file into /root. But do not understand what you meant to also put this file in 'user'.
You don't run as root all the time do you? You should have a user account that you use for most things, and if you want the same formatting options when querying rpm, you need to add this for your every-day user account also.
I always yum as root. Didn't realize I can use yum for 'medicore' stuff.
The output shows that I have it installed?
First it shows:
xorg-x11-libs.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.13.25 base Matched from: libXmu.so.6
If you had it installed already you'd see xorg-x11-libs.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.13.25 installed
instead, you see base, which tells you which repository the package is in.
But in the list below, the last listing, it does show 'installed'.
xorg-x11-libs.x86_64 6.8.2-1.EL.13.25 base Matched from: /usr/X11R6/lib64/libXmu.so.6.2 /usr/X11R6/lib64/libXmu.so.6 libXmu.so.6()(64bit)
xorg-x11-libs.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.13.25 base Matched from: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6.2 libXmu.so.6
xorg-x11-libs.x86_64 6.8.2-1.EL.13.25 base Matched from: /usr/X11R6/lib64/libXmu.so.6.2 /usr/X11R6/lib64/libXmu.so.6 libXmu.so.6()(64bit)
xorg-x11-libs.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.13.25 base Matched from: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6.2 libXmu.so.6
xorg-x11-libs.x86_64 6.8.2-1.EL.13.25 installed Matched from: /usr/X11R6/lib64/libXmu.so.6 /usr/X11R6/lib64/libXmu.so.6.2 libXmu.so.6()(64bit)
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Please help clarify.
It lists the same packages a couple times, because there are multiple files in those packages that match the query you gave it.
You need to figure out if you need the i386 version or the x86_64 version.
Ahem. And how do I figure that out? Is there some rule of thumb? Why wouldn't I always want the 64 version?
Once you know this, then install it with yum install packagename.i386 or packagename.x86_64
Clear? ( probably not entirely... welcome to the x86 vs x86_64 version of hell.)
Gettin' there. With your help.
Thanks again. nat