Yum installs duplicate packages
 

hello,

I checked the man pages for yum but can't seem to find out how to set yum to only install/update specific arch types. I had this set before but forget to look at the setting before i wiped my disk. Anyone got an idea?

Thanks,

To prevent 32bit packages for example you can add this line in your /etc/yum.conf

exclude=*.i?86

In the same way you can exlude x86_64 packages, i586 or whatever you want.

However it isn't a problem of yum the duplicate packages you mention. In 64bit there are many 32bit libraries installed for compatibility reasons. You choose. :)