Help with installing packages for Oracle 10g

[Scott R. Ehrlich]

> I know you are running a 64-bit system, but are you installing a
> 64-bit or a 32-bit Oracle client?  If the latter, you'll probably need
> the 32-bit rpms.  You can tell which version you have installed by
> running
> # rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}-%{VERSION}.%{RELEASE} (%{ARCH})" |
> grep <RPM_name>
> E.g.:
> # rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}-%{VERSION}.%{RELEASE} (%{ARCH})" |
> grep compat-gcc
>
> Alternatively, have you tried verifying or de-installing and
> re-installing the packages that supposedly are "not installed"?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Herta

Hi Herta:

I tried the above.   There is a clear difference between the query (above) 
and what I believe I have installed.  Either I've done everything, and 
CentOS/rpm -qa is wrong, or that something else I need to do is just 
eluding me, hense my plee to this list.   At the moment, the Oracle piece 
is actually too advanced for this issue.   It really comes down to 
something more fundamental.

I may take you up on the idea of yum remove <package> and yum install 
<package> for those reporting as not being installed.

Scott