> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Mark Hull-Richter > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 2:01 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Yum install preferred arch only > > On 8/7/07, Ross S. W. Walker <rwalker at medallion.com> 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). Yeah, it's stripped down, server installs, I do have glibc.i686 and a couple other libs for CLI i386 only apps, but I'm tired of yum installing executable packages and having their i386 counter parts thrown in, take subversion for example and the ton of i386 dependencies it brings with it. exclude=*.i386 is a so-so solution, but I cannot override it for explicit installs of i386 packages without commenting it out first. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.