<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I've been using Debian Sid with the 32-bit compatibility packages</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">and have recently run into this puzzle when trying to do an</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">  <span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">apt-get update
</span><br>  apt-get dist-upgrade<br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">
The dist-upgrade stops with this dependency problem:</span></span></span></div><br><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></span></span></div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libffi8:amd64:
</span><br> libffi8:i386 (3.4.3-1) breaks libffi8ubuntu1 and is unpacked but not configured<br>.
<br>  libffi8:amd64 (3.4.3-1) provides libffi8ubuntu1.
<br>
<br>dpkg: error processing package libffi8:amd64 (--configure):
<br> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
<br>Errors were encountered while processing:
<br> libffi8:amd64
<br>E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)<br></span><span style="font-family:monospace"></span><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">I tried to find the workaround mentioned in this thread,</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">but my search skills seem to be lacking, or I'm not <br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">understanding what the thread is saying:<br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">  <a href="https://groups.google.com/g/linux.debian.bugs.dist/c/MdeFJqmrsBg?pli=1">https://groups.google.com/g/linux.debian.bugs.dist/c/MdeFJqmrsBg?pli=1</a></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">Do I just have to wait for the package maintainer to fix</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">the issue, or is there some other way?</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">It seems bad to not be able to update.<br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">The reason I'm using Sid on this machine is because it seems to be the only distro</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">that manages to get audio, bluetooth<span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace"> (ASUS USB-BT400)</span></span></span> <br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">and three monitor setup working properly on this <br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">little Dell Optiplex 7010 <br>CPU: Intel Core i5-3550 @3.30 GHz (3rd generation processor)<br>RAM: 8GB (2 x 4GB)<br>SSD: <span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">SAMSUNG 830</span> (120GB) - debian installed here<br></span>Hard Drive: Western Digital 500GB<br>Graphics:      Intel HD graphics<br>Video output:  2 x Display Port, 1 x VGA<br><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">Cheers,</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:monospace">Peter.<br></span></span></span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 5:24 PM Rick Moen <<a href="mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com">rick@linuxmafia.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">My high school, Menlo School, a mile distant, has a bad habit of<br>
scheduling reunions conflicting with other things I want to do -- but I<br>
don't want to miss the one _this_ Saturday.  It ends at 8pm.<br>
_Therefore_, officially CABAL starts later, this time.<br>
<br>
Feel welcome to arrive earlier if you like, but I'll join you,<br>
fashionably late, 8pm.  Dinner will probably be a nice, hearty stew with<br>
traditional home-made garlic bread.  Hope to see you then!<br>
<br>
<br>
Saturday, Oct 8, 2022, 8pm - 1am PDT (UTC -7)   (note times!)<br>
<br>
Rick & Deirdre's house<br>
1105 Altschul Ave. @ Gordon Ave.<br>
W. Menlo Park<br>
(lost?  call me: 650-283-7902)<br>
<a href="http://linuxmafia.com/cabal/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/cabal/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
You must:<br>
<br>
o  Be COVID-19 vaccinated.<br>
o  Feel safe to be here, in company.<br>
o  Attend at your own risk.<br>
<br>
Bring your CDC card.  I will check.<br>
<br>
_or_ attend online, via Jitsi Meet:  <br>
<a href="http://meet.jit.si/CABAL" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://meet.jit.si/CABAL</a><br>
To attend remotely, you'll need:<br>
<br>
o  Computer w/Web browser.  <br>
   <a href="https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers</a><br>
<br>
   mic w/ speakers/headphones.  Headphones/earbuds<br>
   are recommended because they avert audio feeback loops.<br>
<br>
o  or a specialised Jitsi Meet client program:<br>
<br>
   o Jitsi Meet Client (28MB APK) for Android 5.0+, via F-Droid:<br>
     <a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jitsi.meet/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jitsi.meet/</a><br>
<br>
   o Jitsi Meet Client for Android, via Google Play Store<br>
     <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet</a><br>
<br>
   o Jitsi Meet Client for iOS, via Apple iTunes Store<br>
     <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905</a><br>
<br>
   o Jitsi Meet Electron desktop client (86MB binary: Linux x86_64, MacOS,<br>
     MS-Windows), <a href="https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases</a><br>
     (Recommendation for headphones/earbuds still applies.)<br>
<br>
<br>
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