[Pkg-ia32-libs-maintainers] Bug#536517: Bug#536517: ia32-libs-gtk: ia32-libs not installable

[Goswin von Brederlow]

Michal Suchanek <hramrach at centrum.cz> writes:

> 2009/7/19 Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b at web.de>:
>> Michal Suchanek <hramrach at centrum.cz> writes:
>>
>>> 2009/7/10 Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b at web.de>:
>>>> Michal Suchanek <hramrach at centrum.cz> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Package: ia32-libs-gtk
>>>>> Version: 21
>>>>> Severity: grave
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ia32-apt-get conflicts with ia32-libs but ia32-libs depends on it.
>>>>
>>>> Because ia32-libs is pending removal/replacement and will be
>>>> incompatible with ia32-apt-get.
>>>
>>> How do you install stuff that depends on ia32-libs or ia32-libs-gtk then?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Michal
>>
>> You don't. You install the respective i386 deb instead that depends on
>> the right 32bit libraries.
>>
> That won't satisfy the dependencies of packages that depend on
> ia32-libs or ia32-libs-gtk.
>
> Michal

Instead of the foo_amd64.deb that depends on ia32-libs you install the
foo_i386.deb. Those won't have a dependency on ia32-libs.

MfG
        Goswin