hi and thank you
my server is 64bit
I've found that i386 packages creep in when im copy/pasting snippets of code i use to setup servers, but i'm not watching carefully enough;
# yum install openssl-devel
--> Running transaction check
---> Package openssl-devel.i386 0:0.9.8e-27.el5_10.1 set to be updated
# Oh dear - forgot to specify x86_64, so this would pollute the system with i386 packages.
# yum install openssl-devel.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package openssl-devel.x86_64 0:0.9.8e-27.el5_10.1 set to be updated
# Yay! - correct package selected.
D.