On Mon, 15 Apr 2024, Felix Miata wrote: > fxkl47BF composed on 2024-04-15 18:23 (UTC): > >> i run bullseye amd64 >> i had i386 as a foreign architecture and removed it with no problems >> i noticed the message >> warning: while removing libsane1:i386, directory >> '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/sane' not empty so not removed >> /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/ has >> libsane.la libsane.so libsane.so.1 libsane.so.1.0.26 pkgconfig/ sane/ >> /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/sane has a passel of libs >> should these be left, removed, or none of the above > > In the past, and possibly still, printer manufacturer(s) only provided Linux > drivers for 32bit. The one I'm using that does or did so is Brother. I haven't > checked lately to see if it has changed its policy. > > The files and directories you list seem to be related to scanning, not > printing. > > Whether you can safely remove them probably depends on your printing and/or > scanning hardware.
i moved /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/ to a different location rebooted and all seems well scanners work fine
