Ubuntu
ia32-libs package

  1. Bug #1016294
  2. Comment #36

Comment 36 for bug 1016294

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Ben Blanks (ben-a-blanks) wrote :

Having the same issue.

OS: Ubuntu 12.10 64 Bit
Installed using WUBI installer

On a fresh install, and I mean nothing else installed.

Ran sudo apt-get install ia32-libs and got:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
    ia32-libs : Depends: ia32-libs-multiarch but it is not installable
    E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

However when I came across Doridian's suggestion, it made sense so I gave it a try and it worked.

I would have to say that Clems suggestion is also 100% correct for the WUBI installation of Ubuntu as it does not run through the traditional installer but extracts the tar.xz version which I assume only has 64 bit enabled and does not enable 32 bit.

Doridians Response: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ia32-libs/+bug/1016294/comments/27
Clems Response: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ia32-libs/+bug/1016294/comments/30

So a very BIG thank you to Doridian and Clems Posts for helping me resolve this issue.