On 02/28/2010 12:31 AM, William Case wrote:
Hi;
I am using a *fc12.x86_64 machine. I just now upgraded several packages
with yum (yumex) and noticed several i686 packages being upgraded as
well. Is this normal? Are some packages I have using i686 when I
should have only *.86_64 on my machine? Should I remove ALL i686
packages or just leave them alone? I am not overly concerned; just
wondering.
If you list all the 386 and 686 RPMs installed on your machine, you'll
find they are generally libraries. The standard install on x86_64 puts
both the x86_64 and i386/i686 versions of most libraries on the machine,
to maximise compatibility with any 32 bit executables you may install
for yourself. I don't know of anything in the Fedora distribution which
is a 32 bit build for any other reason.
Steve