Thanks Johnny. On 1/20/07, Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists at hughesjr.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 17:59 +1100, Devraj Mukherjee wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Are there any risks in installing i386 binaries (via rpm) on a x86_64 > > installation of CentOS 4.4? > > > > I don't know if risk is the right word .. and if you stay with the i386 > RPMS that are in the x86_64 repo you will have minimum headaches. > > The problem comes in if you want to have BOTH the i386 and x86_64 > version of a package installed. In that case, there are sometimes > shared files to both packges (ie, files in /etc/, /usr/share/, etc.) > > If those "Support Files" are not EXACTLY the same, there is an error > installing or updating them. > > We try very hard to make sure the i386 files in x86_64 tree work as > planned. If you install the i386 RPMS from outside that tree, you will > have to make them work yourself. > > Personally, I would only install the x86_64 distro if I was reasonably > sure that I would not require i386 RPMS (or minimal i386 RPMS). > > I just use i386 on all workstations and I use x86_64 on servers ... and > even on servers, only ones that will really be under heavy load or will > definitely not need i386 packages. > > Some tricks to make i386 packages install ... use: > > rpm -Uvh --nodocs rpmname1 rpmname2 > > (rpmname1 and 2 are the names of the rpms you want to install) > > This prevents the install of docs for the i386 packages .. which cuts > out the usual source of the Duplicate file error. > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > -- "I never look back darling, it distracts from the now", Edna Mode (The Incredibles)