This continues to be an issue and one which I ran into recently: runner/autopkgtest --setup-commands="dpkg --add-architecture i386; apt-get update" --architecture i386 gzip -- qemu --ram-size=4096 --cpus=4 /srv/vms/autopkgtest-lunar-amd64.img ... Broken gzip:amd64 Conflicts on gzip:i386 < none -> 1.12-1ubuntu1 @un puN Ib > Considering gzip:i386 5103 as a solution to gzip:amd64 5103 Removing gzip:amd64 rather than change gzip:i386 Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies: gzip : Conflicts: gzip:i386 but 1.12-1ubuntu1 is to be installed gzip:i386 : Conflicts: gzip but 1.12-1ubuntu1 is to be installed E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. simple-gzip FAIL badpkg blame: gzip badpkg: Test dependencies are unsatisfiable. A common reason is that your testbed is out of date with respect to the archive, and you need to use a current testbed or run apt-get update or use -U. autopkgtest [14:05:26]: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ summary simple-gzip FAIL badpkg blame: gzip badpkg: Test dependencies are unsatisfiable. A common reason is that your testbed is out of date with respect to the archive, and you need to use a current testbed or run apt-get update or use -U. qemu-system-x86_64: terminating on signal 15 from pid 1828712 (/usr/bin/python3) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1881504 Title: cross-testing essential packages fails Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in autopkgtest package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gzip package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Testing gzip on i386 fails at replacing gzip(:amd64) with gzip:i386. https://objectstorage.prodstack4-5.canonical.com/v1/AUTH_77e2ada1e7a84929a74ba3b87153c0ac/autopkgtest- groovy/groovy/i386/g/gzip/20200528_195150_89f08@/log.gz ... autopkgtest [19:51:38]: testing package gzip version 1.10-2ubuntu1 autopkgtest [19:51:38]: build not needed autopkgtest [19:51:38]: test simple-gzip: preparing testbed Note, using file '/tmp/autopkgtest.1PbIQv/1-autopkgtest-satdep.dsc' to get the build dependencies Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Starting pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 0 Starting 2 pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 0 Done The following packages will be REMOVED: gzip The following NEW packages will be installed: build-essential cpp cpp-9 g++ g++-9 gcc gcc-10-base:i386 gcc-9 gcc-9-base gzip:i386 libasan5 libatomic1 libc-dev-bin libc6:i386 libc6-dev libcc1-0 libcrypt-dev libcrypt1:i386 libgcc-9-dev libgcc-s1:i386 libgomp1 libisl22 libitm1 liblsan0 libmpc3 libquadmath0 libstdc++-9-dev libtsan0 libubsan1 linux-libc-dev WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed. This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! gzip 0 upgraded, 30 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. E: Essential packages were removed and -y was used without --allow-remove-essential. E: Failed to process build dependencies ... To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1881504/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp