For reasons will not go into here need to run some i686 program on a x86_64. This should not be a problem if the i686 and x86_64 repositories are synchronised. Trouble is that the ClearOS ones are not for all packages :-(

here is just one example that is causing a problem - there are more

[root@violetta ~]# yum --enablerepo=clearos-core info libtdb

...

...  section removed to save space

...

Installed Packages

Name        : libtdb

Arch        : i686

Version     : 1.2.10

Release     : 1.el6

Size        : 70 k

Repo        : installed

From repo   : clearos-core

Summary     : The tdb library

URL         : http://tdb.samba.org/

License     : LGPLv3+

Description : A library that implements a trivial database.



Name        : libtdb

Arch        : x86_64

Version     : 1.2.10

Release     : 1.el6

Size        : 68 k

Repo        : installed

From repo   : clearos

Summary     : The tdb library

URL         : http://tdb.samba.org/

License     : LGPLv3+

Description : A library that implements a trivial database.



Available Packages

Name        : libtdb

Arch        : x86_64

Version     : 1.2.12

Release     : 1.v6

Size        : 36 k

Repo        : clearos-updates

Summary     : The tdb library

URL         : http://tdb.samba.org/

License     : LGPLv3+

Description : A library that implements a trivial database.



[root@violetta ~]# 

You will see in the "available section" for updates there is only a x86_64 version - no i686 version. This results in this type of error message (shortened) when trying to install additional rpms that require these synchronised packages or just a simple update...

Error:  Multilib version problems found. This often means that the root

       cause is something else and multilib version checking is just

       pointing out that there is a problem. Eg.:

...     

         2. You have multiple architectures of libtdb installed, but

            yum can only see an upgrade for one of those arcitectures.

            If you don't want/need both architectures anymore then you

            can remove the one with the missing update and everything

            will work.

...

       Protected multilib versions: libtdb-1.2.12-1.v6.x86_64 != libtdb-1.2.10-1.el6.i686

I can usually work around by finding matching versions and by using yum downgrade etc - but this is annoying and a huge waste of time...

Can the automated system be fixed please so the 32 and 64 bit rpms available are at the same version at the same time please!