Here we go. I installed and it works but I consider it suboptimal. What I did never try is using "Ubuntu Software Center" to install and see if GUI uses -f switch if normal install fails. # apt-get -f install acroread Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: acroread-common ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 lib32asound2 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32ffi6 lib32gcc1 lib32ncurses5 lib32ncursesw5 lib32stdc++6 lib32tinfo5 lib32z1 libacl1:i386 libatk1.0-0:i386 libattr1:i386 libaudio2:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 libavahi-common-data:i386 libavahi-common3:i386 libc6:i386 libc6-i386 libcairo2:i386 libcomerr2:i386 libcups2:i386 libcupsimage2:i386 libcurl3:i386 libdatrie1:i386 libdb5.1:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau1a:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386 libdrm2:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgcrypt11:i386 libgdbm3:i386 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 libgnutls26:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libice6:i386 libidn11:i386 libjasper1:i386 libjpeg62:i386 libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 liblcms1:i386 libldap-2.4-2:i386 libllvm2.9:i386 libmng1:i386 libnspr4:i386 libnss3:i386 libpango1.0-0:i386 libpciaccess0:i386 libpcre3:i386 libpixman-1-0:i386 libpng12-0:i386 libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-declarative:i386 libqt4-designer:i386 libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-opengl:i386 libqt4-qt3support:i386 libqt4-script:i386 libqt4-scripttools:i386 libqt4-sql:i386 libqt4-svg:i386 libqt4-test:i386 libqt4-xml:i386 libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4:i386 librtmp0:i386 libsasl2-2:i386 libsasl2-modules:i386 libselinux1:i386 libsm6:i386 libsqlite3-0:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libtasn1-3:i386 libthai0:i386 libtiff4:i386 libuuid1:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb-render0:i386 libxcb-shm0:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxcomposite1:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libxdamage1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxft2:i386 libxi6:i386 libxinerama1:i386 libxrandr2:i386 libxrender1:i386 libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386 nspluginviewer:i386 nspluginwrapper zlib1g:i386 Suggested packages: libldap2 libgnome-speech7 lib32asound2-plugins nas:i386 glibc-doc:i386 locales:i386 cups-common:i386 rng-tools:i386 libglide3:i386 gnutls-bin:i386 krb5-doc:i386 krb5-user:i386 librsvg2-common:i386 gvfs:i386 libjasper-runtime:i386 liblcms-utils:i386 ttf-japanese-gothic:i386 ttf-japanese-mincho:i386 ttf-thryomanes:i386 ttf-baekmuk:i386 ttf-arphic-gbsn00lp:i386 ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp:i386 ttf-arphic-gkai00mp:i386 ttf-arphic-bkai00mp:i386 pciutils:i386 libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel:i386 libqt4-declarative-gestures:i386 libqt4-declarative-particles:i386 libqt4-declarative-shaders:i386 qt4-qmlviewer:i386 libqt4-dev:i386 qt4-qtconfig:i386 libsasl2-modules-otp:i386 libsasl2-modules-ldap:i386 libsasl2-modules-sql:i386 libsasl2-modules-gssapi-mit:i386 libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal:i386 Recommended packages: ia32-libs-multiarch x-ttcidfont-conf:i386 libqt4-sql-mysql:i386 libqt4-sql-odbc:i386 libqt4-sql-psql:i386 libqt4-sql-sqlite:i386 The following NEW packages will be installed acroread acroread-common ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 lib32asound2 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32ffi6 lib32gcc1 lib32ncurses5 lib32ncursesw5 lib32stdc++6 lib32tinfo5 lib32z1 libacl1:i386 libatk1.0-0:i386 libattr1:i386 libaudio2:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 libavahi-common-data:i386 libavahi-common3:i386 libc6:i386 libc6-i386 libcairo2:i386 libcomerr2:i386 libcups2:i386 libcupsimage2:i386 libcurl3:i386 libdatrie1:i386 libdb5.1:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau1a:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386 libdrm2:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgcrypt11:i386 libgdbm3:i386 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 libgnutls26:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libice6:i386 libidn11:i386 libjasper1:i386 libjpeg62:i386 libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 liblcms1:i386 libldap-2.4-2:i386 libllvm2.9:i386 libmng1:i386 libnspr4:i386 libnss3:i386 libpango1.0-0:i386 libpciaccess0:i386 libpcre3:i386 libpixman-1-0:i386 libpng12-0:i386 libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-declarative:i386 libqt4-designer:i386 libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-opengl:i386 libqt4-qt3support:i386 libqt4-script:i386 libqt4-scripttools:i386 libqt4-sql:i386 libqt4-svg:i386 libqt4-test:i386 libqt4-xml:i386 libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4:i386 librtmp0:i386 libsasl2-2:i386 libsasl2-modules:i386 libselinux1:i386 libsm6:i386 libsqlite3-0:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libtasn1-3:i386 libthai0:i386 libtiff4:i386 libuuid1:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb-render0:i386 libxcb-shm0:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxcomposite1:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libxdamage1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxft2:i386 libxi6:i386 libxinerama1:i386 libxrandr2:i386 libxrender1:i386 libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386 nspluginviewer:i386 nspluginwrapper zlib1g:i386 0 upgraded, 118 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 124 MB/142 MB of archives. After this operation, 423 MB of additional disk space will be used. Same for google-earth-stable from dl.google.com repo... # apt-get -f install google-earth-stable Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: alien bsd-mailx debhelper gettext html2text ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 intltool-debian lib32asound2 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32ffi6 lib32gcc1 lib32ncurses5 lib32ncursesw5 lib32stdc++6 lib32tinfo5 lib32z1 libacl1:i386 libattr1:i386 libaudio2:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 libavahi-common-data:i386 libavahi-common3:i386 libc6:i386 libc6-i386 libcomerr2:i386 libcups2:i386 libcupsimage2:i386 libcurl3:i386 libdb5.1:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau1a:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386 libdrm2:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgcrypt11:i386 libgdbm3:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 libgnutls26:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libice6:i386 libidn11:i386 libjpeg62:i386 libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 liblcms1:i386 libldap-2.4-2:i386 libllvm2.9:i386 libmail-sendmail-perl libmng1:i386 libnspr4:i386 libnss3:i386 libpciaccess0:i386 libpcre3:i386 libpng12-0:i386 libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-declarative:i386 libqt4-designer:i386 libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-opengl:i386 libqt4-qt3support:i386 libqt4-script:i386 libqt4-scripttools:i386 libqt4-sql:i386 libqt4-svg:i386 libqt4-test:i386 libqt4-xml:i386 libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4:i386 librpm2 librpmbuild2 librpmio2 librpmsign0 librtmp0:i386 libsasl2-2:i386 libsasl2-modules:i386 libselinux1:i386 libsm6:i386 libsqlite3-0:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libsys-hostname-long-perl libtasn1-3:i386 libtiff4:i386 libunistring0 libuuid1:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxdamage1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxi6:i386 libxrender1:i386 libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386 lsb-core lsb-invalid-mta ncurses-term pax po-debconf rpm rpm-common rpm2cpio zlib1g:i386 Suggested packages: lsb-rpm lintian dh-make gettext-doc lib32asound2-plugins nas:i386 glibc-doc:i386 locales:i386 cups-common:i386 rng-tools:i386 libglide3:i386 gnutls-bin:i386 krb5-doc:i386 krb5-user:i386 liblcms-utils:i386 pciutils:i386 libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel:i386 libqt4-declarative-gestures:i386 libqt4-declarative-particles:i386 libqt4-declarative-shaders:i386 qt4-qmlviewer:i386 libqt4-dev:i386 qt4-qtconfig:i386 libsasl2-modules-otp:i386 libsasl2-modules-ldap:i386 libsasl2-modules-sql:i386 libsasl2-modules-gssapi-mit:i386 libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal:i386 lsb libmail-box-perl elfutils rpm-i18n Recommended packages: ia32-libs-multiarch libqt4-sql-mysql:i386 libqt4-sql-odbc:i386 libqt4-sql-psql:i386 libqt4-sql-sqlite:i386 The following NEW packages will be installed alien bsd-mailx debhelper gettext google-earth-stable html2text ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 intltool-debian lib32asound2 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32ffi6 lib32gcc1 lib32ncurses5 lib32ncursesw5 lib32stdc++6 lib32tinfo5 lib32z1 libacl1:i386 libattr1:i386 libaudio2:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 libavahi-common-data:i386 libavahi-common3:i386 libc6:i386 libc6-i386 libcomerr2:i386 libcups2:i386 libcupsimage2:i386 libcurl3:i386 libdb5.1:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau1a:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386 libdrm2:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgcrypt11:i386 libgdbm3:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 libgnutls26:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libice6:i386 libidn11:i386 libjpeg62:i386 libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 liblcms1:i386 libldap-2.4-2:i386 libllvm2.9:i386 libmail-sendmail-perl libmng1:i386 libnspr4:i386 libnss3:i386 libpciaccess0:i386 libpcre3:i386 libpng12-0:i386 libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-declarative:i386 libqt4-designer:i386 libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-opengl:i386 libqt4-qt3support:i386 libqt4-script:i386 libqt4-scripttools:i386 libqt4-sql:i386 libqt4-svg:i386 libqt4-test:i386 libqt4-xml:i386 libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4:i386 librpm2 librpmbuild2 librpmio2 librpmsign0 librtmp0:i386 libsasl2-2:i386 libsasl2-modules:i386 libselinux1:i386 libsm6:i386 libsqlite3-0:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libsys-hostname-long-perl libtasn1-3:i386 libtiff4:i386 libunistring0 libuuid1:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxdamage1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxi6:i386 libxrender1:i386 libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386 lsb-core lsb-invalid-mta ncurses-term pax po-debconf rpm rpm-common rpm2cpio zlib1g:i386 0 upgraded, 120 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 82.7 MB/102 MB of archives. After this operation, 376 MB of additional disk space will be used.