François Patte wrote:
Thanks for your answer. I tried this, but there are some "failed dependancies"...I use x86_64 both at the office and at home on my primary desktops. I setup both to have the i386 version of all the repositories I use. Then I can pick if I want the i386 or x86_64 of any package. In some cases the their are only i386 versions, even when there could be x86_64 versions. It is just that the packager doesn't have a x86_64 system.So, my next question is: is possible to tell yum to install specific i386 packages (with right dependancies of course!)?It seems also, that xmms is not working: I have only 2 output plugins: arts and crossfade. With the first one xmms complains that it cannot connect a arts server, the second one kills xmms...
I copy all the repo files that are enabled as file-i386.ext. So fedora.repo becomes fedora-i386.repo. Then I edit the files and add a -i386 to the end of the repo title in []s. This makes it unique so that it doesn't conflict with the x86_64 version. I also replace all mentions of $basearch with i386. One downside is that you then need to be explicit at all times. You can't just say yum install xmms and expect it to assume x86_64. Instead it will assume you want both and give you x86_64 and i386. Plus both x86_64 and i386 dependencies. So you have to use yum install xmms.i386.
Another thing that helps is setting rpm to always return the arch along with the name, version, and release. You can do this by creating /etc/rpm/macros.local. In it, put %_query_all_fmt %%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%%{arch}
I don't think you should have to stop using gpg on your messages. They are perfectly readable to me. Plus it helps prove the message came from you. If people let others use lame excuses to get them to stop using gpg for e-mail then we will never get anywhere with it.Gilboa P.S. Please, please, please stop PGP'ing your messages. It makes it very hard to read them.I promise...!
