Re: multiarch - please do not force users to change a running system!

[Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com>]

On 12/07/2012 10:15 AM, Claudius Hubig wrote:
> Hello Hans-J.,
>
> "Hans-J. Ullrich" <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:
> > But when I switch to multiarch, and add i386 (dpkg --add-architecture i386),
> > and want to make an upgrade, then debian wants to install a lot(!) of new libs
> > from i386. Why that? WTF? New libs? They are not needed (as everything is
> > working well), and I do not want to fill my system with unnecessary stuff!
> > Never!
> Yes there is, ia32-libs-* are superseded by multi-arch and no longer 
> maintained/updated. Skype works perfectly with multi-arch here, I did 
> not test google earth late, though. Best, Claudius 

What if you have a package that specifically depends on ia32-libs? 
Specifically icaclient (citrix) which I use to connect to me work 
computer from home.

Marc