Hi Akemi, Installing python-libs along with python and python-devel worked after first installing the i686 versions of gdbm and libffi. Thank you for your assistance. Brian Bernard On Dec 1, 2013 10:59 PM, "Akemi Yagi" <amyagi at gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Brian Bernard > <brian.brianbernard at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > This is my first time posting to the list adn I've run into a problem > > trying to install python-2.6.6-51.el6.i686 on my x86_64 bit system, > which I > > updated to CentOS 6.5 this evening. I receive the following error: > > > > error: Failed dependencies: > > libpython2.6.so.1.0 is needed by python-2.6.6-51.el6.i686 > > python-libs(x86-32) = 2.6.6-51.el6 is needed by > python-2.6.6-51.el6.i686 > > libpython2.6.so.1.0 is needed by python-devel-2.6.6-51.el6.i686 > > Up to CentOS 6.4, python.i686 was included in the x86_64 tree. This is > not the case with CentOS 6.5, thus the error. [By the way, RHEL 6.5 > does not have python.i686 in the x86_64 repo.] > > > Now I've downloaded the python and python-devel i686 versions from a > mirror > > and tried to install locally with 'sudo rpm -Uvh python-2.6.6-51.el6.i686 > > python-devel-2.6.6-51.el6.i686', but I always receive the same error. > > If you include python-libs.i686 in the mix, it may go further. > > Akemi > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >