[Bug 859188] Re: can't apt-get install --reinstall when foreign-arch version is present (E: Internal Error, No file name for libgl1-mesa-glx)

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This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu2

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apt (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low

  [ David Kalnischkies ]
  * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
    - chroot if needed before dpkg --assert-multi-arch
    - ensure that dpkg binary doesn't have the chroot-directory prefixed
  * apt-pkg/depcache.cc:
    - if a M-A:same package is marked for reinstall, mark all it's installed
      silbings for reinstallation as well (LP: #859188)
  * apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc:
    - do not stop parent transversal in FindDir if the value is empty
  * methods/http{s,}.cc:
    - if a file without an extension is requested send an 'Accept: text/*'
      header to avoid that the server chooses unsupported compressed files
      in a content-negotation attempt (Closes: #657560)
  * apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.cc:
    - chroot if needed before calling dpkg --print-foreign-architectures

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
    - fix crash when a package is in removed but residual config state
      (LP: #923807)
 -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt at ubuntu.com>   Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:03:12 +0100

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  can't apt-get install --reinstall when foreign-arch version is present
  (E: Internal Error, No file name for libgl1-mesa-glx)

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  *** Current workaround ***
  As per comment #10, the workaround is to --reinstall the library on all architectures for which it's installed, e g:

  sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx:amd64 libgl1-mesa-
  glx:i386

  ***

  
  Hi, I wanted to reinstall  libgl1-mesa-glx because I cannot run KDE4.7.1 and synaptic and also apt-get using konsole gives me this:
  "E: Internal Error, No file name for libgl1-mesa-glx"
  It seems the package is not avaliable, right?
  Thanks

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu11
  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: Sun Sep 25 22:44:19 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=cs_CZ.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-24 (1 days ago)

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