please read Please read: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiarchSpec
The package name is alwasy e2fslib. But you can enable foreign architectures and install e2fslib from other architecture, which will fetch the _i386.deb for example and install it on your system. The package.lists seem correct. If the package is not multi-arched than package.list will be used. If the package is multi-arched than arch-qualified name will/should be used. """ After installing debian sid to see if the same problem exists i get in the output from dpkg -l|grep e2fslib e2fslibs:amd64 with the corresponding file /var/lib/dpkg/info/e2fslibs:amd64 """ and so it does on precise. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1020833 Title: the filename /var/dpkg/info/e2fslibs.list does not match To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1020833/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs