still unable to install/update packages. stuck with the prompt for running: "apt-get -f install" which yields an error:
dpkg: error processing libgconf-2-4:i386 (--configure): libgconf-2-4:i386 3.2.5-0ubuntu1 cannot be configured because libgconf-2-4:amd64 is in a different version (3.2.5-0ubuntu2) dpkg: error processing libgconf-2-4 (--configure): libgconf-2-4:amd64 3.2.5-0ubuntu2 cannot be configured because libgconf-2-4:i386 is in a different version (3.2.5-0ubuntu1) No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gconf-service-backend: gconf-service-backend depends on libgconf-2-4 (= 3.2.5-0ubuntu2); however: Package libgconf-2-4 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gconf-service-backend (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gconf-service: gconf-service depends on gconf-service-backend (= 3.2.5-0ubuntu2); however: Package gconf-service-backend is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gconf-service (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgconf2-4: libgconf2-4 depends on libgconf-2-4 (= 3.2.5-0ubuntu2); however: Package libgconf-2-4 is not configured yet. libgconf2-4 depends on gconf-service; however: Package gconf-service is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libgconf2-4 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gconf2: gconf2 depends on gconf-service; however: Package gconf-service is not configured yet. gconf2 depends on libgconf-2-4 (>= 2.31.1); however: Package libgconf-2-4 is not configured yet. gconf2 depends on gconf-service-backend (= 3.2.5-0ubuntu2); however: Package gconf-service-backend is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gconf2 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Errors were encountered while processing: libgconf-2-4:i386 libgconf-2-4 gconf-service-backend gconf-service libgconf2-4 gconf2 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/953404 Title: ia32-libs in precise is missing libgconf-2-4:i386 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ia32-libs/+bug/953404/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs