[Bug 854839] Re: Skype deb i386 fails to install on Oneiric 64bit

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

This bug was fixed in the package python-apt - 0.8.3ubuntu1

---------------
python-apt (0.8.3ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * merged from debian/sid

python-apt (0.8.3) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Alexey Feldgendler ]
  * handle architecture-specific conflicts correctly (LP: #829138)

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * lp:~mvo/python-apt/debfile-multiarch:
    - add multiarch support to the debfile.py code (LP: #854839)
  * tests/test_apt_cache.py:
    - add additional check if provides test can actually be run

python-apt (0.8.2) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * merged from ubuntu:
    - use logging instead of print
    - update distro template Ubuntu.info.in
    - add xz compression support
  * po/python-apt.pot:
    - refreshed
  * po/pt_BR.po:
    - updated, thanks to Sergio Cipolla (closes: #628398)
  * po/da.po:
    - updated, thanks to Joe Dalton (closes: #631309)
  * po/sr.po:
    - updated, thanks to Nikola Nenadic (closes: #638308)
  * python/apt_pkgmodule.cc:
    - add apt_pkg.get_architectures() call
  * apt/cache.py:
    - remove "print" when creating dirs in apt.Cache(rootdir=dir),
      thanks to Martin Pitt
    - add __lt__ to apt.Package so that sort() sorts by name
      on list of package objects
  * debian/control:
    - add recommends to xz-lzma to ensure we have the unlzma command
  * apt/cache.py:
    - set Dir::bin::dpkg if a alternate rootdir is given
      (LP: #885895)
  * build fixes for the apt in experimental
  * apt/debfile.py:
    - raise error when accessing require_changes and
      missing_deps without calling check() before, thanks to
      Tshepang Lekhonkhobe (closes: #624379)
  * apt/package.py:
    - add new "suggests" property, thanks to Christop Groth
    - allow Dependency object to be iteratable, this allows to write
      code like:
      for or_dep_group in pkg.candidate.dependencies:
          for dep in or_dep_group:
              do_something()
      (thanks to Christop Groth)
  * apt/progress/base.py:
    - write exception text to stderr to avoid hidding exceptions
      like "pre-configure failed" from libapt (thanks to Jean-Baptiste
      Lallement)

  [ Tshepang Lekhonkhobe ]
  * rm usage of camelcase in cache.py doc (closes: #626617)
  * grammar fix in the cache.py doc (closes: #626610)

  [ Nikola Pavlović ]
  * fixed a typo, changed "Open Source software" to
    "free and open-source software"  (LP: #500940)
 -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt at ubuntu.com>   Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:44:30 +0100

** Changed in: python-apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to python-apt in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/854839

Title:
  Skype deb i386 fails to install on Oneiric 64bit

Status in “python-apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  The 64 bit skype pkg from skype.com is a i386 pkg which uses
  ia32-libs, in Oneirc one needs to use the skype32 bit pkg.

  After downloading it from skype, and double clicking on it brings up software center to install.
  On a 64 bit system software center says that its:

  Wong architecture 'i386' and presents an "Install" button.

  Clicking the button does nothing

  With the new multiarch capabilities in Oneiric is should install and
  run.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 4.1.23.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep 20 12:26:04 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110911)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/854839/+subscriptions