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 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
