Description of problem: I did what I thought was a fairly straightforward install, but after installation it appears that many of the packages have duplicate entries in the rpm database. I did use Package Manager to install a single package (mt) after building the machine and perhaps that triggered the scenario. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: I haven't attempted a rebuild from scratch of the machine yet. If you want me to do that, let me know. Steps to Reproduce: This is the rough procedure I followed during installation: 2.2 Partitioning ⢠Select âCreate custom layoutâ ⢠Partitions are as follows. Remember to check âForce to be a primary partitionâ: Partition Mount FS Size Start End /dev/sda1 / ext3 40963 1 5222 /dev/sda2 swap 1028 5223 5353 /dev/sda3 /photos ext3 110635 5354 19457 2.3 Network Devices ⢠Devices: Device IP Addr Netmask eth0 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0 ⢠Other settings: Hostname vin.ovod-everett.org Gateway 192.168.0.1 Primary DNS 198.51.13.3 Secondary DNS 198.51.13.2 Tertiary DNS 195.51.13.6 2.4 Timezone ⢠Set âAmerica/Anchorageâ 2.5 Root Password ⢠Duh! 2.6 Installation Type ⢠Check âWeb serverâ ⢠Select âCustomize nowâ 2.7 Installation Packages ⢠Desktop Environments: GNOME Desktop Environment Uncheck KDE (K Desktop Environement) Check Optional Packages: Check âkdeadminâ ⢠Applications: Editors Optional Packages: Check âemacsâ Games and Entertainment Uncheck Text-based Internet Optional Packages: Check âlynxâ ⢠Servers: DNS Name Server Uncheck FTP Server Check Legacy Network Server Check Optional Packages: Uncheck ârusersâ Uncheck ârwhoâ Check âtelnet-serverâ Mail Server Check Optional Packages: Check âsquirrelmailâ MySQL Database Uncheck Network Servers Check Optional Packages: Uncheck âcyrus-saslâ Check âdhcpâ Uncheck âvnc-serverâ News Server Uncheck PostgreSQL Database Uncheck Printing Support Check Server Configuration Tools Uncheck Web Server Check Optional Packages: Uncheck âdistcacheâ Uncheck âsquidâ Uncheck âtuxâ ⢠Base System: Administration Tools Check Base Check Dialup Networking Support Uncheck Legacy Software Support Check System Tools Check Optional Packages: Uncheck âbluez-pinâ Uncheck âckermitâ Uncheck âxdeltaâ Uncheck âzisofs-toolsâ Uncheck âzshâ X Window System Check Optional Packages: Check âswitchdeskâ Xen Uncheck ⢠Languages: Romanian Support Check 3 Initial OS Configuration 3.1 First Boot Process 3.1.1 Firewall ⢠Firewall: Disabled 3.1.2 Date and Time ⢠Date & Time tab: o Set the date and time appropriately ⢠Network Time Protocol tab: o Check âEnable Network Time Protocolâ 3.1.3 Display ⢠Monitor: Nanao -> Nanao USA FlexScan T2-17TS ⢠Resolution: 1024x768 ⢠Color Depth: Millions of Colors 3.2 Additional Modules ⢠Run F->System Tools->Add/Remove Software ⢠Click âListâ ⢠Add the following packages: o mt-st Actual results: I executed: rpm -qa | sort | uniq -c | egrep -v "^ +1" The rpm database has 2 entries for all of the following packages: 2 alsa-lib-1.0.11-3.rc2.2 2 arts-1.5.1-1.2 2 aspell-0.60.3-3.2 2 atk-1.11.2-1.2 2 audiofile-0.2.6-2.2.1 2 audit-libs-1.1.4-5.1 2 avahi-0.6.6-3.1 2 avahi-glib-0.6.6-3.1 2 bzip2-libs-1.0.3-2.2.1 2 cairo-1.0.2-4.2 2 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-55.fc5 2 cracklib-2.8.6-1.2.1 2 cups-libs-1.1.23-30.2 2 curl-7.15.1-1.2.1 2 cyrus-sasl-2.1.21-9.2 2 cyrus-sasl-lib-2.1.21-9.2 2 cyrus-sasl-plain-2.1.21-9.2 2 db4-4.3.29-2 2 dbus-0.60-7.2 2 dbus-glib-0.60-7.2 2 device-mapper-1.02.02-3.2 2 e2fsprogs-libs-1.38-6.2 2 esound-0.2.36-2.2.1 2 expat-1.95.8-8.2 2 fontconfig-2.3.93.cvs20060211-1 2 freeglut-2.4.0-3.2 2 freetype-2.1.10-5.2.1 2 gamin-0.1.7-1.2.1 2 GConf2-2.13.5-4 2 gdbm-1.8.0-26.2 2 ghostscript-8.15.1-5.2 2 glib2-2.9.6-1 2 glibc-2.3.90-37 2 gnome-vfs2-2.13.91-1 2 gpm-1.20.1-73.3 2 gtk2-2.8.12-7.1 2 hal-0.5.7-0.cvs20060213.1 2 ImageMagick-6.2.5.4-4.2.1 2 kdebase-3.5.1-2.2 2 kdelibs-3.5.1-2.2 2 kdemultimedia-3.5.1-1.2 2 krb5-libs-1.4.3-4.1 2 lcms-1.15-1.2.1 2 libacl-2.2.34-1.2 2 libart_lgpl-2.3.17-2.2.1 2 libattr-2.4.28-1.2 2 libbonobo-2.13.1-9 2 libcap-1.10-24.2 2 libdaemon-0.10-3.1 2 libdrm-2.0-2.2 2 libfontenc-1.0.1-1.2 2 libgcc-4.1.0-0.27 2 libgcj-4.1.0-0.27 2 libgcrypt-1.2.2-1.2.1 2 libglade2-2.5.1-3.2.1 2 libgnomecanvas-2.13.0-1.2 2 libgnomecups-0.2.2-3.2.1 2 libgnomeprint22-2.12.1-4.2 2 libgnomeprintui22-2.12.1-1.2.1 2 libgpg-error-1.1-1.2.1 2 libgsf-1.13.3-2.2.1 2 libICE-1.0.0-2.2 2 libIDL-0.8.6-2.2.1 2 libidn-0.6.2-1.1 2 libjpeg-6b-36.2.1 2 libmng-1.0.9-3.2.1 2 libogg-1.1.3-1.2 2 libpng-1.2.8-2.2.1 2 libraw1394-1.2.0-3.fc5.2 2 libselinux-1.29.7-1.2 2 libsepol-1.11.14-2 2 libSM-1.0.0-2.2 2 libstdc++-4.1.0-0.27 2 libtermcap-2.0.8-44.2 2 libtheora-1.0alpha5-1.2.1 2 libtiff-3.7.4-3.2.1 2 libusb-0.1.11-2.2 2 libvorbis-1.1.2-1.2 2 libwmf-0.2.8.4-4.2 2 libX11-1.0.0-2.2 2 libXau-1.0.0-2.2 2 libXaw-1.0.1-1.2 2 libXcomposite-0.2.2.2-2.2 2 libXcursor-1.1.5.2-2.2 2 libXdamage-1.0.2.2-2.2 2 libXdmcp-1.0.0-2.2 2 libXext-1.0.0-3.2 2 libXfixes-3.0.1.2-2.2 2 libXft-2.1.8.2-3.2 2 libXi-1.0.0-2.2 2 libXinerama-1.0.1-1.2 2 libxkbfile-1.0.1-1.2 2 libxml2-2.6.23-1.2 2 libXmu-1.0.0-2.2 2 libXpm-3.5.4.2-2.2 2 libXrandr-1.1.0.2-2.2 2 libXrender-0.9.0.2-3.2 2 libXScrnSaver-1.0.1-1.2 2 libxslt-1.1.15-1.2.1 2 libXt-1.0.0-2.2 2 libXtst-1.0.1-1.2 2 libXxf86misc-1.0.0-2.2 2 libXxf86vm-1.0.0-2.2 2 mesa-libGL-6.4.2-2.1 2 mesa-libGLU-6.4.2-2.1 2 ncurses-5.5-18.2 2 neon-0.25.5-1.2 2 nspr-4.6.1-2.2 2 nss-3.11-4 2 nss_db-2.2-34.2.1 2 nss_ldap-248-2.2 2 openldap-2.3.19-4 2 openssl-0.9.8a-5.2 2 ORBit2-2.13.3-1.2 2 pam-0.99.3.0-1.2 2 pam_ccreds-3-3.2 2 pam_krb5-2.2.6-2 2 pam_passwdqc-1.0.2-1.2.1 2 pam_smb-1.1.7-7.2 2 pango-1.11.5-1 2 pcre-6.3-1.2.1 2 popt-1.10.2-15.2 2 qt-3.3.5-12.2 2 readline-5.0-3.2.1 2 redhat-artwork-0.238-1.1 2 redhat-lsb-3.0-9.2 2 samba-common-3.0.21b-2 2 tcp_wrappers-7.6-40.2 2 utempter-0.5.5-7.2.1 2 zlib-1.2.3-1.2.1 Expected results: I do not expect to see package installed multiple times in the rpm database. Additional info: Please contact me if there is any additional information that would be of assistance. I noticed the problem while attempting to bring my system back from the brink after misconfiguring lm_sensors. I'm still having fun with lm_sensors (I think hal is somehow involved), but I'm not sure if I can document where I screwed up adequately to demonstrate a bug. I'll let you know what I discover.
Try rpm --qf '%%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%%{arch}' -qa or yum list installed You are installing on x86_64 so you'll have biarch library packages. I think your are just getting confused by the default output.
You are indeed correct. My bad. I apologize for the false alarm. On another note, would it make sense to change the default format for x86_64 (and other platforms that have biarch library packages) to include the {arch} parameter? I'm guessing there are compatibility issues with this, but as a long-time RedHat/Fedora user with an intermediate skill set, it definitely through me for a loop when I had trouble trying to uninstall modules that showed up with the same name when I did a rpm -qa.