Bug 248911 - Anaconda installs i386 Evolution and GNOME in x86_64 systems.
Summary: Anaconda installs i386 Evolution and GNOME in x86_64 systems.
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 7
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-07-19 15:56 UTC by Gustavo Maciel Dias Vieira
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:12 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-07-25 20:40:19 UTC
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Description Gustavo Maciel Dias Vieira 2007-07-19 15:56:19 UTC
Description of problem:

A default installation of F7 in a x86_64 machine installs Evolution and some
other GNOME applications in both i386 and x86_64 architectures.

At first I assumed this was normal behavior, similar to what happens to Firefox.
However, since I don't use them, I decided to remove the i386 packages and run
into bug #248884. In the resolution of bug #248884, Matthew Barnes informed me
that "Fedora is not designed to have the same application installed twice for
different architectures."

Then, Anaconda (or Yum) has a bug where applications (in this case Evolution and
some other GNOME apps) are wrongly installed twice, inducing the situation where
a package removal can also remove some vital components like translations.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
F7 installer as released.


How reproducible:
Deterministic

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install F7, select GNOME.
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Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2007-07-25 20:40:19 UTC
anaconda is doing entirely the right thing here.  We install both arches. 
mbarnes is just confused.  bug 248884 is a bug in rpm as it shouldn't remove the
shared files on removing one arch.  Reopening and reassigning it accordingly.


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