> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 02:21:51PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: >> Since doing "yum update" this morning, an update that installed several >> packages, the updater shows me 3 packages to install: >> >> hpijs-1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 (x86_64) >> hplip-common-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 (x86_64) >> hplip-libs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 (x86_64) >> >> but when I attempt to actually run the update I get: >> >> hplip-libs-3.12.4-4.el6.i686 requires libsane.so.1 >> hplip-libs-3.12.4-4.el6.i686 requires hplip-common = 3.12.4-4.el6 : Success - empty transaction >> >> this is a 64-bit computer running 6.4 x86_64, and none of these 3 packages >> as installed is i686 they are all x86_64. >> >> So, why would I be getting errors saying that the 32-bit packages have >> certain requirements that aren't being met? there are no such 32-bit >> packages on this computer. >> >> # yum list installed | grep -y hplip-libs >> hplip-libs.x86_64 3.12.4-4.el6 @cr >> Fred Smith wrote: > No takers on this question? > > One bit of added info: ALL of the SANE packages on the system are 64-bit. > > why is it complaining of 32-bit dependency failures? please don't top-post. you should provide more info to help people help you: repos configured including priorities, exact output of the yum command perhaps with some level of the -d switch.