Re: rpm -q <package> shows multiple packages

[Jeff Johnson <n3npq jbj gmail com>]

On Jul 5, 2007, at 1:48 PM, Alex @ Avantel Systems wrote:

> Out of the 1163 rpm packages installed on my FC5 x86_64 system, 310  
> packages
> are for i386.  Of all the i386 packages, 249 ALSO have an x86_64  
> version of
> the rpm installed.
>
> I noticed this during a "yum update" and now I'm curious if this is  
> OK or, if
> not, what should I do about it (and how?)

Try
    echo '%_query_all_fmt   %%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%% 
{arch}' >> /etc/rpm/macros

This is the default in rpm for a couple of years now. Too bad vendors  
are wusses.

73 de Jeff