CentOS: safe to yum reinstall after removing 32-bit packages?
- by virtualeyes
as per the CentOS FAQ on removing 32-bit packages present in a 64-bit install, is it safe to perform the last step:
You may also want to do this:
yum reinstall \*
The reason is that sometimes the /usr/share/ items (shared between
BOTH packages) get removed when removing the 32-bit RPM packages.
on an existing installation? (i.e. where data & settings of possibly affected applications need to be preserved)
rpm -Va
shows a number of entries like:
/sbin/ethtool: at least one of file's dependencies has changed since prelinking
S.?..... /sbin/ethtool
/usr/libexec/mysqld: at least one of file's dependencies has changed since prelinking
S.?..... /usr/libexec/mysqld
along with /usr/share entries with T flag (apparently filetime diff, seems safe)
The machine is up & running fine, but may not be whenever a reboot occurs.
Clue-in as to the real state of the machine (hosed or OK) appreciated
Thanks