[rhn-users] 32 bit in a 64-bit enviroment

Hiren Patel patelhn at telkom.co.za
Thu May 24 12:03:03 UTC 2007


i have a question relating to this too,

we have 64-bit machines with the x86_64 versions of redhat installed,
but have had the need to install 32-bit libraries for programs we've
needed to install that are 32-bit. we've had to find the packages in the
iso files of the 32-bit versions of the same versions of redhat, and
install from there.

i have tried to entitle these machines with the 32-bit channels of that
version of redhat, to use up2date to get both 64-bit and 32-bit packages
where needed, but do not get the option to choose the 32-bit child
channel in the redhat network website.

i get the feeling though, that i am confusing something,
up2date --show-orphans does not show those 32-bit libraries in its
output, so it must be part of a channel i am already on.
are channels architecture specific?

i get this when listing channels:

up2date --show-channels
rhel-x86_64-as-4
rhn-tools-rhel-4-as-x86_64


On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 16:10 -0700, brown wrap wrote:
> I am trying to run a gui that is looking for
> lixXm.so.3. The library is present under
> /usr/X11R6/lib64, but not under /usr/X11R6/lib. In
> other words no 32 bit version. After some
> investigation, we found the gui needed the 32 bit
> library. In trying to install the openmotif, 32 bit
> version, it seems to go on and on for dependencies. We
> originally set this machine up as a 64-bit only
> machine. Has anyone done this and then later on had to
> add 32 bit support?
> 
> Paper or plastic? Is there really a right answer?
> 
> 
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