Re: [multiarch] easy fix for interarchitectural package conflict?

[filip <filip@fbvnet.be>]

On Sun, 04 May 2014 17:10:28 -0400
Tom Roche <Tom_Roche@pobox.com> wrote:

> 
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/05/msg00291.html [Tom Roche
> Sun, 04 May 2014 16:04:30 -0400]
> >> me@it ~ $ inxi -r
> >> Repos: Active apt sources in
> >> file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list deb
> >> http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main Active apt
> >> sources in
> >> file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
> >> deb http://packages.linuxmint.com debian main upstream import deb
> >> http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing main contrib non-free
> >> deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates
> >> main contrib non-free deb
> >> http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main
> >> non-free deb http://extra.linuxmint.com debian main
> 
> >> me@it ~ $ sudo aptitude -s install icedtea-7-plugin:i386
> ...
> >> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> >>  libgif4 : Conflicts: libgif4:i386 but 4.1.6-10 is to be installed.
> >>  libgif4:i386 : Conflicts: libgif4 but 4.1.6-10 is installed.
> 
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/05/msg00294.html [Sven
> Joachim Sun, 04 May 2014 22:21:45 +0200]
> > [you have an] older version of libgif4 than the one in jessie/sid[,
> > since] Multiarch support was enabled in 4.1.6-11 back in December
> > 2013.
> 
> So how to get a multiarch version of libgif4? My guess is, the
> sequence
> 
> 1. add a repository
> 2. update packages
> 3. update package=libgif4:i386
> 4. install package=icedtea-7-plugin:i386
> 5. remove repository
> 
> ... is that correct? If so, which repo to add? My guess is
> 
> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> 
> No?
> 
> TIA, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche@pobox.com>
> 
>