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Marten Lehmann

2009-Mar-04 12:47 UTC

[CentOS] Why are multiple architecture rpms installed?

Hello,

I noticed, that whenever I install a package on CentOS 5.x, rpms for 
multiple architectures are installed:

yum install sqlite-devel
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
  * base: centos.intergenia.de
  * updates: centos.intergenia.de
  * addons: centos.intergenia.de
  * extras: centos.intergenia.de
base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
addons                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package sqlite-devel.x86_64 0:3.3.6-2 set to be updated
---> Package sqlite-devel.i386 0:3.3.6-2 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

============================================================================ 
Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
============================================================================Installing:
  sqlite-devel            x86_64     3.3.6-2          base 
260 k
  sqlite-devel            i386       3.3.6-2          base 
260 k

Transaction Summary
============================================================================Install
2 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 520 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): sqlite-devel-3.3.6 100% |=========================| 260 kB    00:01
(2/2): sqlite-devel-3.3.6 100% |=========================| 260 kB    00:01
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
   Installing: sqlite-devel                 ######################### [1/2]
   Installing: sqlite-devel                 ######################### [2/2]

Installed: sqlite-devel.x86_64 0:3.3.6-2 sqlite-devel.i386 0:3.3.6-2
Complete!


Thats pretty annoying, because an "rpm -qa | grep sqlite" only shows
the
package name, not the arch:

sqlite-3.3.6-2
sqlite-devel-3.3.6-2
sqlite-3.3.6-2
sqlite-devel-3.3.6-2

When I later want to remove rpms, I always have to mention both archs 
explicitly:

rpm -e sqlite-3.3.6-2.i386
rpm -e sqlite-3.3.6-2.x64_86

And sometimes packages have arch i686 as well.

Or I get an error:

rpm -e sqlite
error: "sqlite" specifies multiple packages

First I thought, that this might be an issue due to 32bit compatibility. 
But then I remembered, that I used CentOS 4 on 64bit, too, and there was 
no such problem.

How can I get rid of it?

Kind regard
Marten

Akemi Yagi

2009-Mar-04 13:18 UTC

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[CentOS] Why are multiple architecture rpms installed?

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:47 AM, Marten Lehmann <lehmann at cnm.de>
wrote:> Hello,
>
> I noticed, that whenever I install a package on CentOS 5.x, rpms for
> multiple architectures are installed:
See, for example, for a solution:

http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=17812
> Thats pretty annoying, because an "rpm -qa | grep sqlite" only
shows the
> package name, not the arch:
>
> sqlite-3.3.6-2
> sqlite-devel-3.3.6-2
> sqlite-3.3.6-2
> sqlite-devel-3.3.6-2
Try adding the following line to ~/.rpmmacros

%_query_all_fmt %%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%%{arch}

This way you can see the arch as well.

Akemi

Robert Heller

2009-Mar-04 13:47 UTC

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At Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:47:51 +0100 CentOS mailing list <centos at
centos.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I noticed, that whenever I install a package on CentOS 5.x, rpms for 
> multiple architectures are installed:

This is normal for a 64-bit Intel/AMD flavored system.  You have both
the 64-bit libraries and the 32-bit libraries. You *probably* should not
have the devel packages for both 32-bit and 64-bit, but I am not sure if
that is a problem or not.
> 
> yum install sqlite-devel
> Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>   * base: centos.intergenia.de
>   * updates: centos.intergenia.de
>   * addons: centos.intergenia.de
>   * extras: centos.intergenia.de
> base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> addons                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> Setting up Install Process
> Parsing package install arguments
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package sqlite-devel.x86_64 0:3.3.6-2 set to be updated
> ---> Package sqlite-devel.i386 0:3.3.6-2 set to be updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> 
> Dependencies Resolved
> 
>
============================================================================>
Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
>
============================================================================>
Installing:
>   sqlite-devel            x86_64     3.3.6-2          base 
> 260 k
>   sqlite-devel            i386       3.3.6-2          base 
> 260 k
> 
> Transaction Summary
>
============================================================================>
Install      2 Package(s)
> Update       0 Package(s)
> Remove       0 Package(s)
> 
> Total download size: 520 k
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages:
> (1/2): sqlite-devel-3.3.6 100% |=========================| 260 kB    00:01
> (2/2): sqlite-devel-3.3.6 100% |=========================| 260 kB    00:01
> Running rpm_check_debug
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> Transaction Test Succeeded
> Running Transaction
>    Installing: sqlite-devel                 ######################### [1/2]
>    Installing: sqlite-devel                 ######################### [2/2]
> 
> Installed: sqlite-devel.x86_64 0:3.3.6-2 sqlite-devel.i386 0:3.3.6-2
> Complete!
> 
> 
> Thats pretty annoying, because an "rpm -qa | grep sqlite" only
shows the
> package name, not the arch:
> 
> sqlite-3.3.6-2
> sqlite-devel-3.3.6-2
> sqlite-3.3.6-2
> sqlite-devel-3.3.6-2
> 
> When I later want to remove rpms, I always have to mention both archs 
> explicitly:
> 
> rpm -e sqlite-3.3.6-2.i386
> rpm -e sqlite-3.3.6-2.x64_86
> 
> And sometimes packages have arch i686 as well.
You should not have both i686 and i386 packages for the same thing, but
it is OK to have both i686 and x64_86 packages.
> 
> Or I get an error:
> 
> rpm -e sqlite
> error: "sqlite" specifies multiple packages
> 
> First I thought, that this might be an issue due to 32bit compatibility. 
> But then I remembered, that I used CentOS 4 on 64bit, too, and there was 
> no such problem.
> 
> How can I get rid of it?
> 
> Kind regard
> Marten
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> 
>
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Frank Cox

2009-Mar-04 17:41 UTC

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On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:47:51 +0100
Marten Lehmann wrote:
> How can I get rid of it?
If all you need exists in x86_64, there is no need to use i386
packages.

You may try to uninstall all all non x86_64 and noarch packages (doing
test run first):

rpm -qa --qf "%{NAME}.%{ARCH}\n" | grep -v
'x86_64\|noarch\|gpg-pubkey' > list
rpm --test -e $(cat list)

You can remove all i386 packages with this command:

yum remove \*.i?86


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