How to install 32 bit RPM packages on a 64 bit architecture

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Issue

  • How to install 32 bit software on a 64 bit system
  • Yum fails with error "Missing required 32-bit version of "$software"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v6

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