Bug#703375: apt: installing skype 4.1 in multiarch tries to deinstall large portion of system

["arne anka" <debian@ginguppin.de>]

On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:42:31 +0100, Daniel Hartwig <mandyke@gmail.com>  
wrote:

> On 19 March 2013 05:47, arne anka <debian@ginguppin.de> wrote:
> > Package: apt
> > Version: 0.9.7.8
> > Severity: important
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> > tried to install
> > skype-debian_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb
> > according to
> > https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA12120/getting-started-with-skype-for-linux
> > section for debian "7.0+ at 64-bit"
> > which failed due to missing packages:
> >
> > # dpkg -i --force-architecture /tmp/skype-debian_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb
>
> Where do those instructions say to use ‘--force-architecture’ on this
> deb?  This is absolutely not necessary if you have m-a properly
> configured, which the tail of your report seems to indicate.

i used --force-architecture since it worked with all older skype versions  
(32bit package) and other 32bit packages i needed (even from vanilla  
debian repos).
i frequently attempted to use multiarch, but was constantly put off by the  
amount of bug reporst and complaints i found. sees, i was right all along  
and should have staid away from it.

i followed the description at skype.com since
a) the debian wiki page does not cover recbt skype
and
b) skype.com explicitely warned against a bug in debian multiarch