[opensuse] Re: Problem? Solved? How to download i586/i686 packages needed for x86_64 system but not whole i586 distro?

Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Linda Walsh [04-20-12 16:48]:

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I was thinking about how to specify a list of packages to download and wanted to be able to specify just updating/downloading the packages needed for an x86_64 system, without the requirement of downloading the entire x586/x686 package set as well.

Currently, I don't see a way to do this -- since the packages in the i[56]86 dirs needed for x86_64 seem to be mixed in with the i[58]86 distro --

Unless you have changed zypper configuration, it will do the sorting for you, ie: do not specify architecture.

zypper in --recommends samba-client

will examine your system and only download/install those packages matching your system's architecture and requirements (and package suggestions re: --recommends).

It will dl different packages for x86 and x86_64.

Um... But I am trying to pre-download packages and then use that dir for a local install dir. zypper won't work if I don't populate the local install dir properly... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org