adding i386 repos

[old_guy]

Did a clean install of FC16 and must have glossed over something. I'm on a x86_64 system, but in previous versions of Fedora I've been able to see the i386 repos as well as the x86_64 with the various software add/update programs. This was useful to me as a I have program or two which need things from the i386 repo.

I'd like to have yum see both the x86_64 as well as the i386 stuff, but can't seem to figure it out. I suspect I'm missing something REALLY obvious, but I've spent quite a bit of time wandering around the net looking for help to no avail. I can find lots of assistance with regards to adding 3rd party repos, but not the i386 and i386-update.

My wife is sick of hearing me curse about this so any help would be appreciated.


Thanks,

Lewis

[PabloTwo]

Did you install 32 bit or 64 bit Fedora 16? If you installed 64 bit Fedora, then all the 32 bit packages are available to you from the F16 x86_64 repositories. If you installed 32 bit Fedora, then you can only install 32 bit packages. What is the output of this command?

uname -m

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To get the 32 bit (tagged as .i686 in F16) packages from a 64 bit install (x86_64), just use:

yum install packagename.i686

Maybe that answers your question a bit better.

[old_guy]

Thanks for the reply.

I am on a x86_64.

I used the command line as you suggested and that worked just fine. I was able to get the rpms I needed.

Take Care,


Lewis