Two points. First, ia32-libs is broken. The problem may be inherited. And the -fix- may but elsewhere, but the presenting issue, the visible symptom, happens when we attempt to install ia32-libs.
As user/tester, it's my job to report that symptom to the ia32-libs developer. If the developer has no code changes to make, (that may well be the case, I don't know, I trust your word here), then the task becomes one of reporting the problem to the developers of the underlying packages and pointing to this ticket as reference for the symptom and as a test case to demonstrate the problem. If ia32-libs developers simply throw up their hands and say, "not my problem", then the problem may never be fixed as the developers for the underlying packages may not be aware of the issue, the necessary changes, nor their responsibilities in this. This ticket helps create that explanation. Second, those 20 other tickets do help us. They help -me- track what has been done, what needs to be done, what I should spend time testing, perhaps who I should check in on, and maybe, just maybe, if it bugs me enough, those tickets might tell me which packages I should go hack in order to move things forward. Without those other tickets, I'm going to keep bugging you. And as you say, there may not be much you can do directly to move this forward. Dismiss me if you like. I have no authority here. My interest is in getting this fixed ASAP so that I can be running my work on precise as a sort of burn in testing, (I manage a modest pile of servers doing automated builds of my company's products, (which we have just announced will be open sourced soon)). I do this because I have servers I can allocate, I can debug, and it is in my company's interest that precise work in our environment on the day that it is released. Ime, if an Ubuntu release doesn't, then it will never be fixed and we have either a headache managing or own local fixes or we must skip a release, either of which are non optimal. I'm not writing this to demand that you make my world work. I'm writing to explain that I have both motivation and ability to help, but that I'm currently blocked. And I'm sure that I'm not alone. How can I help? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/900512 Title: ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 is not installable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ia32-libs/+bug/900512/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
