I had the same issue when I was trying to install Crossover. I resolved this by changing the download server to main server within Software Sources (it was set to UK), I then ran synaptic and installed all the upgradeable packages (of which there were many but my system claimed it was up to date before I changed). Finally I ran sudo apt-get -f install which then picked up ia32-libs-multiarch and the other dependencies.
So I guess that the change in download server caused the reload of the package lists helped resolve this issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1016294 Title: ia32-libs-multiarch but it is not installable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ia32-libs/+bug/1016294/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs