rpm architecture

[Ray Pittigher]

On 04/09/2010 08:40 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Ray Pittigher<raymond.pittigher at itt.com>  wrote:
>> Having some problems installing rpm packages,what does it mean when every package claims it is the wrong architecture?
>>
>> for example..
>>
>>
>> rpm  -Uvh python-2.4.3-27.el5.x86_64.rpm python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5.* python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-5.el5.noarch.rpm
>> Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
>>         package python-2.4.3-27.el5.x86_64 is intended for a x86_64 architecture
>>         package python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5.i386 is intended for a i386 architecture
>>         package python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5.x86_64 is intended for a x86_64 architecture
>>         package python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-5.el5.noarch is intended for a noarch architecture
>
> If your
>     uname -i
>
> doesn't match the output from
>
>    rpm -qp --queryformat "%{arch}\n" package_name.rpm
>
> Then it will send that error.  In this case it's trying to install an
> x86_64 rpm but you may be running something else.
>
> What is the output from 'uname -i' on your system?

It does not seem to make a difference on what package I try to install

rpm -Uvh zenity-2.16.0-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
Preparing...                ###########################################
[100%]
        package zenity-2.16.0-2.el5.x86_64 is intended for a x86_64 architecture


  uname -a
Linux server.lab.com 2.6.18-92.1.18.el5 #1 SMP Wed Nov 5 09:00:19 EST
2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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