[CentOS] Can I get rid of i86 packages and libraries on an x86_64 virtual server?
Jim Wildman
jim at rossberry.com
Sun Feb 12 16:06:28 UTC 2012
On Sun, 12 Feb 2012, John J. Boyer wrote:
> The server is a vpn with only 20 GB of storage. I would like to free up
> disk space. Even if I must keep some i86 stuff, I think I can get rid of
> the dev packages for it.
>
Yes, you can get rid of them as long as nothing depends on them. One
easy way is to install rpmorphan. Don't use it blindly, but if you have
a lot of extra packages, it helps to sort through them.
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Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim at rossberry.com http://www.rossberry.net
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