Installing 32bit RPMs on a 64bit machine with Yum
March 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
cat /etc/yum.conf
[root@rac22 etc]# cat /etc/yum.conf
[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
keepcache=0
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
obsoletes=1
gpgcheck=1
plugins=1
# Note: yum-RHN-plugin doesn’t honor this.
metadata_expire=1h
# Default.
# installonly_limit = 3
# PUT YOUR REPOS HERE OR IN separate files named file.repo
# in /etc/yum.repos.d
#
# exclude=kernel*: Added by Savvis Hosting Engineering
# Prevents kernel from automatically being updated during final OS
# prep/patching by HIT.
#
#exclude=kernel*
[root@rac22 etc]# yum install glibc-devel.i386
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package glibc-devel.i386 0:2.5-65.el5_7.1 set to be updated
–> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
glibc-devel i386 2.5-65.el5_7.1 rhel-x86_64-server-5 2.0 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 2.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
glibc-devel-2.5-65.el5_7.1.i386.rpm | 2.0 MB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : glibc-devel 1/1
Installed:
glibc-devel.i386 0:2.5-65.el5_7.1
Complete!