[ATrpms-users] OT re 64 vs 32-bit (was Re: Updating 64 Bit F12 - libva 32 Bit Not Available)

[John Robinson]

On 07/08/2010 22:52, Mark Goldberg wrote:
> On 07/08/10 20:45, J.Pilk wrote:
>
>> I don't understand why it's trying to install the i686 version of
>> libavcodec52 on a 64-bit system; why not x86_64?
>
> There are both 64 bit and 32 bit versions of lots of libraries installed
> so 32 bit programs can use them.

This is off-topic, but how do I stop e.g. CentOS from installing any 
32-bit software? Preferably all the way back to install time. I have 
lots of packages in both i386 and x86_64 formats and I can't imagine why 
I'd want both.

Cheers,

John.