i686とx86_64パッケージの違いは何ですか？

私はglibc i686とx86_64の両方を備えたコンピュータを持っていますが、非常に迷惑なglibcの問題があります。

1台のコンピュータに同じ名前の2つのライブラリをインストールするのは正常ですか？どのライブラリが実行されているのか、どうすればわかりますか？

最近まで、私はx86_64がi686だと思いました。わかりました、私が間違っていることは間違いありません。しかし、なぜ？

    [root@machin ~]# yum info glibc
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    Installed Packages
    Name       : glibc
    Arch       : i686
    Version    : 2.5
    Release    : 42
    Size       : 12 M
    Repo       : installed
    Summary    : The GNU libc libraries.
    License    : LGPL
    Description: The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by
               : multiple programs on the system. In order to save disk space and
               : memory, as well as to make upgrading easier, common system code is
               : kept in one place and shared between programs. This particular package
               : contains the most important sets of shared libraries: the standard C
               : library and the standard math library. Without these two libraries, a
               : Linux system will not function.

    Name       : glibc
    Arch       : x86_64
    Version    : 2.5
    Release    : 42
    Size       : 11 M
    Repo       : installed
    Summary    : The GNU libc libraries.
    License    : LGPL
    Description: The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by
               : multiple programs on the system. In order to save disk space and
               : memory, as well as to make upgrading easier, common system code is
               : kept in one place and shared between programs. This particular package
               : contains the most important sets of shared libraries: the standard C
               : library and the standard math library. Without these two libraries, a
               : Linux system will not function.

    [root@machin ~]# yum info glibc-common
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    Name       : glibc-common
    Arch       : x86_64
    Version    : 2.5
    Release    : 42
    Size       : 64 M
    Repo       : installed
    Summary    : Common binaries and locale data for glibc
    License    : LGPL
    Description: The glibc-common package includes common binaries for the GNU libc
               : libraries, as well as national language (locale) support.