Bug 1400311 - `dnf info` unnecessarily shows duplicate entries for each arch available for the specified package
Summary: `dnf info` unnecessarily shows duplicate entries for each arch available for ...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: dnf
Version: rawhide
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2016-11-30 21:18 UTC by Nate Graham
Modified: 2018-12-05 00:43 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2016-12-01 12:25:43 UTC
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Description Nate Graham 2016-11-30 21:18:53 UTC 
Description of problem:
`dnf info` shows duplicate entries for each arch available for the specified package, even though I onlt care about one arch

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
dnf-1.1.10 3.fc25

How reproducible:
100% reproducible

Steps to Reproduce:
1. run `dnf-info <any package>`

Actual results:
You get two identical results: one for x86_64 arch, and another one for the i686 arch

Expected results:
Since I have a x86_64 processor and OS installation, the i686 package is not relevant, and I don't want to see it when I do `dnf info` on a package
Comment 1 Michael Mráka 2016-12-01 12:25:43 UTC 
It's correct. Some packages, especially libraries like glibc, are available both for x86_64 and i386.

If you try e.g. `dnf info grep` you'll see only x86_64 version.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2016-12-01 16:07:45 UTC 
I know it's correct, I'm saying it isn't *relevant" to me. On a 64-bit system, what do I care if there's an i386 version of glibc available?
Comment 3 Michael Mráka 2016-12-06 08:23:35 UTC 
It is relevant, i386 version of glibc is what you need to run 32bit executables (e.g. older third party software).
Comment 4 Robin A. Meade 2018-12-05 00:43:11 UTC 
Workaround: It is possible to avoid the unwanted duplicates by explicitly specifying the architecture in the <package-spec>:

Example:

dnf info avahi.x86_64
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