i386 and x86_64

nmansour · 09-17-2007, 09:10 PM

Hi,

I just installed Fedora 7 on my AMD64 Athlon. I installed yumex so I can update my system graphically. I have noticed that I have almost all packages duplicated, one for i386 and one for x86_64. Should I remove the i386 packages by hand? Or are they important for some other functions?

Thanks in advance,

Noha

Junior Hacker · 09-18-2007, 05:13 AM

Fedora includes 32bit libraries and support for 32bit applications if you so choose to install any. Those files are needed, they are part of a dependency group where you'll probably end up removing the 64bit version also if you remove the 32bit stuff.

nmansour · 09-18-2007, 08:58 PM

but I tried to remove the i386 packages via yumex. I did not intend to make any changes but I wanted to see if I was going to remove any x86_64 packages. No x86_64 dependecy(ies) were highlighted for removal. I did not remove anything yet, though.

Noha