-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Centos, Is 4:perl-5.8.8-43.el5_11.x86_64 really dependent on the 32 bit perl.i386 4:5.8.8-43.el5_11 as yum is suggesting, or has something got mixed up on the system? yum install perl Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: repo.bigstepcloud.com * epel: mirror.bytemark.co.uk * extras: mirrors.vooservers.com * rpmforge: mirror.vit.com.tr * updates: anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk Setting up Install Process Package 4:perl-5.8.8-43.el5_11.x86_64 already installed and latest version Resolving Dependencies - --> Running transaction check - ---> Package perl.i386 4:5.8.8-43.el5_11 set to be updated - --> Finished Dependency Resolution - -- Best regards, Niamh mailto:niamh at fullbore.co.uk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAlRyCgcACgkQjFUB2JvnEPn5ZACfY/V/KYsYQ8lkoE1a1tEuR1Wr W/gAniZy+sklOSjsecSUpFf9k1uOmPFv =+OJd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----