On my 11.10 x86_64: Package `flashplugin-downloader' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. Package `ia32-libs-multiarch' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. Package `nspluginviewer' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. Package `qdbus' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. I'd say that this affects i386 packages on x86_64: $ dpkg-query --list flashplugin-downloader qdbus Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-====================================================-====================================================-======================================================================================================================== un flashplugin-downloader (no description available) un qdbus (no description available) dpkg-query --list flashplugin-downloader:i386 qdbus:i386 Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-====================================================-====================================================-======================================================================================================================== ii flashplugin-downloader:i386 11.0.1.152ubuntu1 Adobe Flash Player plugin downloader ii qdbus:i386 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu8 Qt 4 Dbus Tool Probably only i386 packages without an x86_64 equivalent installed.