Re: cannot install skype on unstable

[Jonathan Wheelhouse <jonathan.wheelhouse@gmail.com>]

Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon,22.Jun.09, 15:12:18, Jonathan Wheelhouse wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> I used to have skype installed but I think a recent dist-upgrade got rid
>> of it (now my wife _really_ wants it back).
>> 
>> /etc/apt/sources.list has 
>> deb http://people.debian.org/~rafael/skype-amd64 ./
>> 
>> # aptitude install skype
>> 
>> produces
>> 
>> The following packages are BROKEN:
>>   libc6-i386 
>> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>>   ia32-libs{a} ia32-libs-gtk{a} lib32asound2{a} lib32gcc1{a} lib32ncurses5{a} lib32stdc++6{a} lib32z1{a} skype 
>> 0 packages upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>> Need to get 55.8MB of archives. After unpacking 123MB will be used.
>> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>>   libc6-i386: Breaks: ia32-libs (<= 2.7) but 2.7 is to be installed.
>>               Breaks: ia32-libs-gtk (<= 2.7) but 2.7 is to be installed.
>>               Breaks: lib32asound2 (<= 1.0.20-2) but 1.0.20-2 is to be installed.
>>               Breaks: lib32ncurses5 (<= 5.7+20090523-1) but 5.7+20090523-1 is to be installed.
>>               Breaks: lib32z1 (<= 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13) but 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13 is to be installed.
> 		^^^^^^
> Because it wants to install those libs libc6-i386 will be broken.

Sorry for the delay in responding (a sick child but better now).

OK, but libc6-i386 is not installed.  And I (or rather my wife) needs
skype installed.  I'm not sure what to do now. 

Any ideas?

--
Jonathan