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by cp409sd 2 views

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I am trying to install the i386 version of gnome-libs on a machine that has the x86_64 version already. There are several packages that I have installed like this, but this one is presenting a problem. The problem looks like:

rpm -ivh gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-34.2.i386.rpm
Preparing... ############################## [100%]
file /etc/mime-magic.dat from install of gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-34.2 conflicts with file from package gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-34.2

I need to have BOTH versions installed for the requirements of an application that will be installed on this machine. I don't really know what to try in order to get around this, and have not found much help on the web. Thanks for any help you can provide.

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by jaqui

rpm --force gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-34.2.i386.rpm

the -ivh isn't usually required.
it is most often used with srpm to extract the sources rather than install

by nico baggus

I am not sure you will get what you want.

Probably when you install this parts will
overwrite file of the otherone....
I would expect you need quite a different
package for i386 here one that has all path set
to the emulated environment.

--force will install the new files, probably
hust overwriting you 64bit files.

Kind regards,
Nico Baggus

by cp409sd

Thanks. It turns out that I didn't need to have these two concurrently installed. I was able to install the app. with just the x86_64 version. Thanks.

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