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I've already installed the 64bit version of the package libopencv-dev and want now to install the 32bit version.

I tried the command:

sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev:i386

but got the following error message

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

libopencv-dev:i386:
   Depends: libopencv-core-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-ml-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-imgproc-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-video-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-objdetect-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-gpu-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-highgui-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-calib3d-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-flann-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-features2d-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-legacy-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libopencv-contrib-dev:i386 (= 2.3.1-7) but it is not going to be installed

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Is there a conflict with the 64bit version?

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  • The error message is quite self explanatory: E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
    – RobotHumans
    Aug 28, 2013 at 22:29
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    @hbdgaf That's only self-explanatory to someone deeply familiar with APT.
    – Eliah Kagan
    Aug 29, 2013 at 16:09

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Yes, there may be conflicts in cases such as this. Not all packages are fully Multi-Arch capable or supported. There are more packages in newer versions of Ubuntu which are, but many still have not been converted to Multi-Arch.

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  • I think it's more related to pinning and holding multi-arch packages than it is to an unconverted package. Lots of people seem to run in to problems with multi-arch, but I run latest ppas for everything i386 compat related and everything seems to work for me. I think it's more related to stale packages being pinned.
    – RobotHumans
    Aug 28, 2013 at 22:31
  • @hbdgaf Interesting, could you write something about this? Is actually quite a mess installing skype, AndroidSDK and whatnot in Ubuntu 64bits (I'm actually thinking on installing Ubuntu myself and see "what's up", just not around to actually do it) so a guide post to correctly set up multiarch support so people might follow and then ask if something is still messed up, or some obscure element is acting up.
    – Braiam
    Sep 14, 2013 at 1:55
  • @hbdgaf PPAs may also have more stuff converted. Saying you run all the PPAs for all the latest stuff, isn't helpful. You don't need to make an assumption that something is pinned on the asker's system.
    – dobey
    Sep 14, 2013 at 18:06
  • @Braiam There is nothing to "set up" with multi-arch. Simply install the latest version of Ubuntu, and it automatically has the best support for multi-arch. However, as I said in my answer, not everything is converted, and depending on what you are trying to install, this can present issues.
    – dobey
    Sep 14, 2013 at 18:08
  • @dobey - When I say ppa latest, I mean for things that people often complain about, like wine. Running a base install and the ppa for any troublesome app with no pinning, I haven't had any problems. I think that explains what I meant.
    – RobotHumans
    Sep 14, 2013 at 18:20

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