Re: Updating system with ia32-apt-get
> From: Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>
> Norval Watson writes:
>
> >> From: Goswin von Brederlow
> >
> >>
> >> Norval Watson writes:
> >>
> >> > Hi Goswin,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for maintaining the new ia32-apt-get, I think it is a step forward
> to a
> >> true multi-arch environment.
> >> > One small question:
> >> > When updating a system with ia32-apt-get installed, should I run
> >> >
> >> > sudo apt-get update
> >> > sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> >> > sudo ia32-apt-get update
> >> > sudo ia32-apt-get dist-upgrade
> >> >
> >> > Or is that overkill?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks again,
> >> > Norv
> >>
> >> That is overkill and might even do the wrong thing now (starting with
> >> version 23 you don't have yet). Starting with ia32-apt-get version 23
> >> one can blacklist packages from one architecture so packages from
> >> another are used. The example (and default config) being wine where I
> >> want the i386 debs to be used instead of the amd64 debs. But the
> >> blacklisting only works for ia32-apt-get and "apt-get dist-upgrade"
> >> would happily install the amd64 debs. Because of the ~XX added to the
> >> version in ia32-apt-get you would then be stuck with them.
> >>
> >> Using only "ia32-apt-get" for all things is recommended to avoid
> >> unexpected results. But if you forget then the system won't blow up.
> >> It is not dangerous.
> >>
> >> MfG
> >> Goswin
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification!
> > When I run apt-get dist-upgrade and ia32-apt-get dist-upgrade I get stuck with
> >
> > E: Couldn't configure pre-depend libc6-i386 for lib32stdc++6, probably a
> dependency cycle.
> >
> > And as you suggest I seem to be getting the a double dose of the same packages
> by using both commands.
> > Is there any way to remove all the the unnecessary packages?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Norv
>
> That isn't a double dose or unnecessary packages. You just get the
> exact same again since it failed the first time. The problem is a bug
> in apt that makes it think it has a dependency cycle and you need to
> do some hand holding till a workaround is added to lib32stdc++6. Try
> the following:
>
> ia32-apt-get install libc6-i386
> ia32-apt-get install lib32stdc++6
>
> If that fails reverse the order. But I think I remembered it right.
> If that still doesn't work come back.
>
> If that worked then upgrade/dist-upgrade should work again (unless one
> of the other lib32* packages hits the same bug). This is an apt /
> lib32* bug though, nothing to do with ia32-apt-get. That's why you see
> it in plain apt-get too.
>
> MfG
> Goswin
>
Thanks Goswin, that worked perfectly and now my system is up to date.
Norv
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