[Bug 2104920] Re: Installing libsdl2-dev:i386 purges important system files

[Joel Svensson]

Attached is a solver log. Note that I ran this on a machine with UBUNTY 24.04.01 (not the same machine as the one with 24.04.02 (as that one is now fixed using the workaround proposed earlier). Both  24.04.01 and 24.04.02 exhibit the same problem though.

Thank you, have a nice day!

** Attachment added: "solver_log.tar.xz"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/2104920/+attachment/5869380/+files/solver_log.tar.xz

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Title:
  Installing libsdl2-dev:i386 purges important system files

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in libsdl2 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  
  The command: sudo apt install libsdl2-dev:i386  (on a 64bit ubuntu system) leads to the following being uninstalled: 

    apport apport-core-dump-handler apport-gtk aptdaemon cloud-init
    command-not-found gdm3 gnome-control-center gnome-shell
    gnome-shell-extension-appindicator gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng
    gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
    gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-tiling-assistant gnome-terminal hplip ibus
    ibus-table ibus-table-cangjie-big ibus-table-cangjie3 ibus-table-cangjie5
    language-selector-common language-selector-gnome memtest86+
    nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal netplan.io network-manager
    network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu network-manager-gnome
    network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome network-manager-pptp
    network-manager-pptp-gnome networkd-dispatcher nvidia-settings orca
    os-prober power-profiles-daemon python3-apport python3-aptdaemon
    python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets python3-brlapi python3-cairo
    python3-cffi-backend python3-commandnotfound python3-cryptography
    python3-cups python3-cupshelpers python3-dbus python3-distupgrade
    python3-gdbm python3-gi python3-ibus-1.0 python3-jinja2 python3-jsonschema
    python3-launchpadlib python3-lazr.restfulclient python3-markupsafe
    python3-netifaces python3-netplan python3-oauthlib python3-pil
    python3-pyrsistent python3-software-properties python3-sss python3-systemd
    python3-update-manager python3-yaml screen-resolution-extra
    software-properties-common software-properties-gtk sssd sssd-ad
    sssd-ad-common sssd-common sssd-ipa sssd-krb5 sssd-krb5-common sssd-ldap
    sssd-proxy system-config-printer-common system-config-printer-udev
    ubuntu-advantage-desktop-daemon ubuntu-desktop-minimal ubuntu-minimal
    ubuntu-pro-client ubuntu-pro-client-l10n ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
    ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk ubuntu-session unattended-upgrades
    update-manager update-manager-core update-notifier update-notifier-common
    xorg xserver-xorg

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
  Package: libsdl2-dev:i386 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1-generic 6.11.11
  Uname: Linux 6.11.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Mar 28 14:25:55 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-03-28 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SourcePackage: libsdl2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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