On Sb, 08 dec 12, 13:30:02, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > > I am running wheezy. So, if I understood, I have these choices > > 1. stay with the old ia32-libs (which content all 32-bit libs) and set ia32- > libs to hold Yes, this is another option, but you will get in trouble when (not if) non-Debian packagers update their packages to depend on newer libraries than the ones available in the ia32-libs bundle. You might be safe for wheezy (since it's already frozen), but... Also, you will not receive any kind of security support from Debian. > 2. convert to multiarch, get an empty (transitional) ia32-libs package and get > all needed and new 32-bit-libs from i386. > > Ok, I understood. But last question: Does debian make sure, that I get rid > from the old 32-bit libs included in the old ia32-libs package or do I have to > search them manually, to get a clean system, without double 32-bit libs? When you purge a package (any package) all its files should be removed by dpkg, but sometimes packages generate files on install and don't clean up on removal[1]. This is usually a bug which should be reported. If it's severe enough it should be fixed before the release of wheezy. [1] this does not include files in a user's $HOME and files that contain user data (e.g. databases stored in /var created by a database software). If you watch dpkg output carefully you will notice warnings like "did not remove directory ... because not empty", so that you can take a look at the remaining files and decide if you still need them or not. Hope this helps, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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