yum force?

[seth vidal]

> # uname -a
> Linux mm-vanecek.cc 2.4.20-42.9.legacy #1 Sun Feb 20 14:31:58 EST 2005 i686
> athlon i386 GNU/Linux
> 
> Should the i686 version of glibc-2.3.2-27.9.7.i686.rpm be installed?
> 
> In either case, how does one do a yum --force install?
> 

you don't.

yum doesn't have a --force and never will if I have anything to say
about it.

and in the case of glibc - there's no glibc.athlon so glibc.i686 is the
best one.

-sv