[CentOS] centos 64 bit

On 7/13/2011 9:54 AM, Always Learning wrote:
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>> (2011/07/13 12:07), Edo wrote:
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>>> .... “exclude=*.i?86” in your /etc/yum.conf
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> Like many, I dislike both i386 and x64 packages being installed on my
> x64 machines.
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> 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.

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