Is there any way to 'force' a yum install/update?

[Rahul Sundaram]

Chris G wrote:
> Is there any way to force a yum install or update to work even when it
> normally fails because of some errors?
> 
> I am trying to install a 32-bit version of a library on a 64-bit
> system and it fails only because the manual pages conflict with the
> already installed 64-bit library manual pages.  Since they're probably
> the same manual pages (and anyway I'm not going to read them) is there
> any way I can tell yum to ignore the errors and install anyway?

Short answer: No.

You can force install using RPM but that should be avoided. If there are 
packaging issues, file a bug report and get it fixed.

Rahul