Description of problem: I upgraded my F16 system to F17 using preupgrade yesterday (2012-05-19). No 32-bit (*.i[3-6]86) package was present in F16. After the upgrade I discovered that the following 32-bit packages got pulled in: audit-libs.i686 2.2.1-1.fc17 @anaconda-0 cracklib.i686 2.8.18-3.fc17 @anaconda-0 cryptsetup-libs.i686 1.4.2-1.fc17 @anaconda-0 db4.i686 4.8.30-10.fc17 @anaconda-0 dbus-libs.i686 1:1.4.10-4.fc17 @anaconda-0 device-mapper-libs.i686 1.02.74-6.fc17 @anaconda-0 elfutils-libelf.i686 0.153-2.fc17 @anaconda-0 expat.i686 2.1.0-1.fc17 @anaconda-0 gamin.i686 0.1.10-12.fc17 @anaconda-0 glib2.i686 2.32.1-1.fc17 @anaconda-0 glibc.i686 2.15-37.fc17 @anaconda-0 kmod-libs.i686 7-1.fc17 @anaconda-0 libacl.i686 2.2.51-5.fc17 @anaconda-0 libattr.i686 2.4.46-5.fc17 @anaconda-0 libcap.i686 2.22-2.fc17 @anaconda-0 libffi.i686 3.0.10-2.fc17 @anaconda-0 libgcrypt.i686 1.5.0-3.fc17 @anaconda-0 libgpg-error.i686 1.10-2.fc17 @anaconda-0 libselinux.i686 2.1.10-3.fc17 @anaconda-0 libsepol.i686 2.1.5-3.fc17 @anaconda-0 libudev.i686 182-1.fc17 @anaconda-0 libuuid.i686 2.21.1-1.fc17 @anaconda-0 nss-softokn-freebl.i686 3.13.4-2.fc17 @anaconda-0 pam.i686 1.1.5-5.fc17 @anaconda-0 polkit.i686 0.104-6.fc17 @anaconda-0 systemd.i686 44-8.fc17 @anaconda-0 tcp_wrappers-libs.i686 7.6-69.fc17 @anaconda-0 xz-libs.i686 5.1.1-2alpha.fc17 @anaconda-0 zlib.i686 1.2.5-6.fc17 @anaconda-0 Each of the above packages has its 64-bit (x86_64) version installed too with the same version. Note: The F16 was upgraded from F15 also by preuprade sometime Dec 2011. The F16 was up to date. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Whatever the preupgrade downloaded yesterday (2012-05-19). How reproducible: I could upgrade only once, I did not create an image of the original F16 to be able to get back to it. Steps to Reproduce: On F16: yum update preupgrade Actual results: 32-bit packages present. Expected results: No 32-bit package. Additional info: I am goig to attach the upgrade.log as soon as I find out how to do it in the new BZ. I have the list of installed F16 packages too, let me know if the list can help. Can I remove these .i686 packages without harming my system? The issue is not blocking but why wasting disk space and lengthen updates needlessly.
Created attachment 585630 [details] /root/upgrade.log
F16 preupgrade version: preupgrade.noarch 1.1.10-1.fc16 I removed the above 32-bit (.i686) packages as they did not removed any dependency. No issues yet.
I had a similar issue. I have had many packages from anaconda-0. I tried to use preupgrade, but it was too slow in downloading. I used the D.V.D. to upgrade. It failed at grub. I tried both options. It hung. I rebooted to my on-disc fedora. I finished upgrading there. It was weird, but worked, somehow... I now, occasionally, weed through these anaconda-0 packages because of problems of not upgrading or dependencies. I don't know how to list them all. I thought maybe "yum --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=anaconda-0 would work, but it didn't.
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