[rhn-users] installing packages from alternate architecture channels

[Greg Forte]

on x86_64 installations, it's often necessary to install 32-bit versions 
of some packages as well to support various legacy 3rd-party products 
(to wit: oracle, prior to 10g_r2).  the only way I've found to do this 
is to manually search the i386 channel for the desired package, download 
it manually, and install it manually with rpm.  Is there any way to do 
this in more "normal" fashion (and much easier) with up2date?  Info 
contained here:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/RHNetwork/ref-guide/3.4/s1-sm-channels-packages.html#S2-SM-CHANNEL-LIST

would seem to suggest that there isn't: " A system must be subscribed to 
one base channel only. This base channel is assigned automatically 
during registration based upon the Red Hat Enterprise Linux release and 
system architecture selected." ... but I thought I'd ask, anyway.

-g

Greg Forte
gforte at udel.edu
IT - User Services
University of Delaware
302-831-1982
Newark, DE