Public bug reported: This means that if I want to compile a Gtk+ program for x86 on an amd64 machine, I need to install libgtk2.0-0:i386 and then manually symlink: libgtk-x11-2.0.so libgdk-x11-2.0.so libatk-1.0.so libgio-2.0.so libpangoft2-1.0.so libpangocairo-1.0.so libcairo.so libpango-1.0.so libgobject-2.0.so libglib-2.0.so in /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu
$ sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev:i386 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libgtk2.0-dev:i386 : Depends: gir1.2-gtk-2.0:i386 (= 2.24.23-0ubuntu1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev:i386 (>= 2.21.0) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libpango1.0-dev:i386 (>= 1.20) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libatk1.0-dev:i386 (>= 1.29.2) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: python:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: libgtk2.0-dev 2.24.23-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed May 7 16:17:56 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-05-11 (1091 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) SourcePackage: gtk+2.0 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-22 (15 days ago) ** Affects: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1317116 Title: libgtk2.0-dev is not multiarch-ready To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+2.0/+bug/1317116/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs