I finally got eclipse to run again in my amd64 system. This is what I did. # dpkg --add-architecture i386 Edited my sources.list.d/testing to look like this - (note the [arch=....]) deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib # aptitude update In the old days....one just installed ia32-libs add ia32-libs-gtk and life was very good. But today, one has to install all the i386 packages manually like this - aptitude install :i386 in the normal way. Look at the error messages, hunt for a package, install it, repeat. 512 aptitude install libgtk2.0-0:i386 514 aptitude install libcanberra-gtk-module:i386 libatk-bridge2.0-0:i386 libgail-3-0:i386 518 aptitude install libswt-gtk-3-java:i386 I still got error messages about libgail, so a little hunting.... 519 locate libgail.so 520 dpkg -S /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libgail.so 521 aptitude install libgail-common:i386 Same with atk-bridge 522 locate atk-bridge.so 523 dpkg -S /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.so 524 aptitude install libatk-adaptor:i386 Finally, some pixelmap errors - 525 aptitude install gtk2-engines-pixbuf:i386 526 aptitude install gnome-themes-standard:i386 Eclipse 3.7.2 no runs without any warnings or errors. Cheers! Mark P.S. Another useful tool to help find those pesky unstable packages that creep into a system from time to time... # aptitude install apt-show-versions # apt-show-versions | grep /unstable On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > Jason, > > I tried what you suggested, and no change. > > # dpkg --add-architecture i386 > # aptitude update > # aptitude upgrade > Resolving dependencies... > No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed. > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 61 not upgraded. > Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used. > # aptitude install ia32-libs > > Same "error" messages. Lots of broken dependencies, and aptitude still > wants to replace gnome, and most of the other 64 bit apps with i386 > versions. > > I checked Debian.org for the package ia32-libs in testing, and got this > back: > > Package: ia32-libs (1:0.5) > Transitional package to migrate ia32-libs to multiarch > This is a transitional package used to migrate the ia32-libs package to > true multiarch. It can be removed once nothing on the system depends on it. > This package requires multiarch to be enabled before it can be installed, > use "dpkg --add-architecture i386". > > What am I missing? > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Jason Holtzapple wrote: > >> On 09/20/2013 09:20 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: >> > I have a Debian testing amd64 laptop. Only testing, no unstable or >> > experimental. I need to install ia32-libs to run eclipse in 32 bit mode >> > for android development. >> > >> > However, I get a slew of conflicts, and it seems that aptitude wants to >> > replace a lot of my 64 bit aps with 32 bit apps. Apps like gnome, >> > gnome-core, empathy, etc. Is this normal or necessary? >> >> You should be using multiarch: >> >> # dpkg --add-architecture i386 >> # apt-get update >> >> And then try again. As far as I know ia32-libs is deprecated. >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >