How do I remove i386 from x75-64 systems?

[Rahul Sundaram]

John Summerfield wrote:

>>
> [root at potoroo mail]# yum list apt
> Loading "refresh-updatesd" plugin
> Loading "basearchonly" plugin
> Installed Packages
> apt.x86_64                               0.5.15lorg3.93-2.fc8   installed
> Available Packages
> apt.i386                                 0.5.15lorg3.93-2.fc8   fedora
> [root at potoroo mail]#
> 
> Oh good. I only got the one, apt-cache seems to work nicely, and it 
> doesn't spend half-an-hour loading plugins.

--noplugins if you don't want any plugins and everything can be either 
removed or switched off. If you find anything slower, post to yum-devel 
list with some bench marks.

> Thanks; I knew apt-rpm had been done, but thought it died about when 
> mandrake+connectiva->mandriva

It was. Then Panu took over and now maintains both rpm and apt-rpm.

Rahul