当我例如在x86_64 CentOS上安装MySQL时， yum想安装i386版本。
为什么这样做？ 我可以只获得x86_64版本来节省磁盘空间吗？
[root@rt ~]# yum install mysql-server mysql Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package mysql.i386 0:5.0.77-4.el5_6.6 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: perl(DBI) for package: mysql ---> Package mysql.x86_64 0:5.0.77-4.el5_6.6 set to be updated ---> Package mysql-server.x86_64 0:5.0.77-4.el5_6.6 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: perl-DBD-MySQL for package: mysql-server --> Running transaction check ---> Package perl-DBD-MySQL.x86_64 0:3.0007-2.el5 set to be updated ---> Package perl-DBI.x86_64 0:1.52-2.el5 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved =================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size =================================================================================== Installing: mysql i386 5.0.77-4.el5_6.6 base 4.8 M mysql x86_64 5.0.77-4.el5_6.6 base 4.8 M mysql-server x86_64 5.0.77-4.el5_6.6 base 9.8 M Installing for dependencies: perl-DBD-MySQL x86_64 3.0007-2.el5 base 148 k perl-DBI x86_64 1.52-2.el5 base 600 k Transaction Summary =================================================================================== Install 5 Package(s) Upgrade 0 Package(s) Total download size: 20 M Is this ok [y/N]:
这可能只是32位客户端的一部分，可能是为了兼容旧版32位二进制应用程序而必须的。
甚至在谈到节省4.8 MB的磁盘空间是不值得的时间，恕我直言。