This problem of uninstallable ia32-libs affects the current Amazon EC2 AMI's for 12.10 which Amazon presents to users in the Quick Launch Interface in the EC2 management console.
ubuntu/images/ebs/ubuntu-quantal-12.10-amd64-server-20121218 (ami-26745463) Description: Status: available Platform: Ubuntu Cloud Guest Image size: 8 GB Visibility: Public Owner: undefined (099720109477) sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 Fixes it on such instances. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1016294 Title: ia32-libs-multiarch but it is not installable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ia32-libs/+bug/1016294/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs