There are multiple questions/complaints about this out there on the web. It prevents people from installing the 32-bit version of Google Chrome (or another browser) on 64-bit Ubuntu, which is the only easy way to get 32-bit Java applets to run. Many people need to do this in order to use broken closed-source software like WebEx at work. For example:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/191791/chrome-install-failed-on- ubuntu-12-04 Why people might want a 32 bit browser: http://blog.romera.org/2012/03/09/make-webex-work-in-ubuntu-11-10-64-bit/ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11757928 http://linuxsagas.digitaleagle.net/2012/05/18/ubuntu-1204-32-bit-java-browser-environment/ It is also mind-blowingly simple to fix and should have been done long ago. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xdg-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/992797 Title: control file should include "Multi-Arch: foreign" Status in “xdg-utils” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Lack of such prevents installation of google chrome's :i386 package in amd64 precise. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-utils/+bug/992797/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
