i386 RPMs in x86_64 repos?

[alan]

On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Neil Bird wrote:

>
>  A friend updated his box FC4 to FC6 recently, and it didn't go too well. 
> One of the things I've noticed is that he has >300 'duplicate' RPM entries, 
> with both i386 & x86_64 versions apparently installed on top of each other.
>
>  Looking at the release/updates repos., there are lots of i386 & x86_64 RPMs 
> alongside each other there.
>
>  Is that right?

Yes.

On an AMD64 you can run 32bit and 64 bit apps.  They include the libraries 
for both because you may have apps linked against either one.  You may 
also have 32 bit apps installed because the 64 bit versions have issues or 
do not have plug-ins available.  (Some people run 32 bit Firefox because 
they cannot get flash and other programs built for 64 bits.)

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