Yum, always install both 32 and 64 bit when available

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When using yum, is there a way to have both 32 and 64 bit packages installed whenever both are available?

I know I can specify *.i686 for individual packages… But I have a lot of errors that revolve around a missing 32bit package.

Best Answer

In /etc/yum.conf add:

multilib_policy=all

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sorted.

mnt must be an absolute path rather than relative (which I was using).

replaced:

--installroot=mnt

with

--installroot=/full/path/mnt

and all's good now.

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