yum Transaction Check Error on 32-bit RPM due to duplicate x86_64 RPMs installed
Issue
yum updateoryum installgenerates a Transaction Check Error like:
file /usr/include/libdevmapper-event.h from install of device-mapper-1.02.67-2.el5.i386 conflicts with file from package device-mapper-1.02.55-2.el5.x86_64
file /usr/include/libdevmapper.h from install of device-mapper-1.02.67-2.el5.i386 conflicts with file from package device-mapper-1.02.55-2.el5.x86_64
file /usr/share/man/man8/dmeventd.8.gz from install of device-mapper-1.02.67-2.el5.i386 conflicts with file from package device-mapper-1.02.55-2.el5.x86_64
file /usr/share/man/man8/dmsetup.8.gz from install of device-mapper-1.02.67-2.el5.i386 conflicts with file from package device-mapper-1.02.55-2.el5.x86_64
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x86_64
- some 32-bit (iX86) RPMs installed
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