In yum.conf you can try: multilib_policy=best With this yum priorize the packages based on your architecture, but dont exclude the all the i386 packages if you have a x64 system. On 13-07-2011 12:16, B.J. McClure wrote: > On Wed, 2011-07-13 at 10:02 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: >> On 7/13/2011 9:54 AM, Always Learning wrote: >>> >>>> (2011/07/13 12:07), Edo wrote: >>>>> .... “exclude=*.i?86” in your /etc/yum.conf >>> Like many, I dislike both i386 and x64 packages being installed on my >>> x64 machines. >>> >>> However, is there a potential danger than in installing only x64 >>> packages, one of the required files might be available only in i386 >>> format and thus detrimentally excluded ? >>> >>> Some illuminating clarity is welcome. >> Note that some 3rd party binaries programs may expect/require 32 bit >> libs to be present - vmware server, for example. >> > And Skype. > > B.J. > > CentOS Linux release 6.0 (Final) > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos