multilib problem between i386 and amd64

[David Lang]

I have an app (mulberry) which is not 64 bit clean so I need to run the 32 bit version, when I install it (from an external downloaded .deb) there is a conflict with libaspell.

this is a problem in and of itself, but it is made significantly worse by the fact that what apt does is to uninstall all of kubuntu-desktop in order to install the 32 bit library. I then have to manually remove that library to get kubuntu installed again

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libaspell15 0.60.7~20110707-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 20 05:48:43 2012
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: aspell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-03 (16 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[James E. Lang (jim+firefox)]

The conflicting package is libaspell15

[James E. Lang (jim+firefox)]

Installing libaspell15:i386 causes 123 kde related packages to be REMOVED. See the list below.

apt-get install libaspell15:i386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  python-pyudev syslinux linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic libktnef4 libktorrent-l10n telepathy-gabble libkxmlrpcclient4 cdparanoia
  ktorrent-data libk3b6 libkexiv2-data libkipi8 libkipi-data obexd-client libotr2 linux-headers-3.2.0-23 libmygpo-qt1 libqtscript4-network
  libkleo4 syslinux-legacy libqtscript4-gui telepathy-haze libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl libtelepathy-qt4-2 kde-telepathy-approver libflac++6
  syslinux-common libtag-extras1 libkcddb4 apturl-common libqtscript4-sql libgadu3 plasma-dataengines-addons k3b-data libqtscript4-xml
  libbluedevil1 libkontactinterface4 libkmanagesieve4 libkdegames5a app-install-data-partner libkpgp4 libqgpgme1 amarok-utils
  libdebconf-kde0 libksieve4 libnekohtml-java libqtgstreamer-0.10-0 kde-telepathy-data share-like-connect tasks-icons amarok-common
  libkdgantt2 growisofs libspeechd2 kdegames-card-data libkblog4 libkexiv2-10 libgrantlee-core0 usb-creator-common share-like-connect-data
  libmission-control-plugins0 libqtglib-2.0-0 quassel-data libqtscript4-uitools liblastfm0 dvd+rw-tools libktorrent3 libqtscript4-core
  libmpcdec6 libmsn0.3 telepathy-mission-control-5 libgpgme++2
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  aspell:i386
Recommended packages:
  aspell-en:i386 aspell-dictionary:i386 aspell6a-dictionary:i386
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  akregator amarok apport-kde apturl-kde ark aspell aspell-en bluedevil dolphin dragonplayer enchant gstreamer0.10-qapt gwenview
  jockey-kde k3b kaccessible kaddressbook kate kcalc kde-baseapps-bin kde-config-telepathy-accounts kde-config-touchpad kde-runtime
  kde-style-oxygen kde-telepathy kde-telepathy-auth-handler kde-telepathy-contact-list kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler
  kde-telepathy-integration-module kde-telepathy-send-file kde-telepathy-text-ui kde-window-manager kde-window-manager-common
  kde-workspace kde-workspace-bin kdebase-runtime kdelibs5-plugins kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdepasswd kdepim-kresources kdepim-runtime
  kdepim-strigi-plugins kdesudo kdm khelpcenter4 kinfocenter klipper kmag kmail kmenuedit kmix kmousetool knotes konsole kontact kopete
  kopete-message-indicator korganizer kpat kppp ksnapshot ksysguard ksystemlog ktorrent kubuntu-debug-installer kubuntu-desktop
  kubuntu-firefox-installer kubuntu-notification-helper kvkbd kwalletmanager language-selector-kde libaspell15 libcalendarsupport4
  libenchant1c2a libeventviews4 libincidenceeditorsng4 libkateinterfaces4 libkdepim4 libkdepimdbusinterfaces4 libkopete4 libksieveui4
  libktpcommoninternalsprivate0 libmailcommon4 libmessagecomposer4 libmessagecore4 libmessagelist4 libmessageviewer4 libmuonprivate1
  libreoffice-kde libtemplateparser4 muon muon-installer muon-notifier muon-updater okular partitionmanager plasma-active-imageviewer
  plasma-active-mobilecomponents plasma-active-settings plasma-active-webbrowser plasma-dataengines-workspace plasma-d...

[q4a (q4a)]

I can nonfirm: Debian fixed problem. I just installed 3 packages from experimental on my Lubuntu 14.04 amd64 without problems:
aspell_0.60.7~20110707-1.2~exp3_amd64.deb
libaspell15_0.60.7~20110707-1.2~exp3_amd64.deb
libaspell15_0.60.7~20110707-1.2~exp3_i386.deb