Comment 22 for bug 971761

I also use apt-get, and if I would let apt-get -f install to remove the whole system, that would be a wrong decision. On the link you entered, all the people says, that this is no solution. I still cannot install 3rd party applications, and I don't really want to nearly reinstall my system. Because installing the :i386 versionj of a package would totally make a mess on the dpkg database. It would remove mostly all the packages first... That is anyway a previously 11.04 upgraded to 11.10 upgraded to 12.04 ubuntu system... So do you say, that this is normal, that to install a teamviewer, or skype, or any other 3rd party packages should remove most of the desktop packages first?

root@darkstar:/home/rocky/Downloads# dpkg -i teamviewer_linux_x64.deb
Selecting previously unselected package teamviewer6.
(Reading database ... 363949 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking teamviewer6 (from teamviewer_linux_x64.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of teamviewer6:
 teamviewer6 depends on lib32z1; however:
  Package lib32z1 is not installed.
 teamviewer6 depends on ia32-libs; however:
  Package ia32-libs is not installed.
dpkg: error processing teamviewer6 (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 teamviewer6
root@darkstar:/home/rocky/Downloads# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libavutil50 libwxbase2.8-0 python-pywapi libraw5 0ad-data libgdata1.9-cil libgexiv2-1 libboost-signals1.46.1 libavcodec52 gtk3-engines-unico kpartx python-debtagshw
  liboverlay-scrollbar3-0.2-0 libvpx0 geeqie-common exiftran gir1.2-gudev-1.0 gir1.2-launchpad-integration-3.0 libenet1a software-center-aptdaemon-plugins tex-gyre libnvtt2
  tex-common lib32z1
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  compiz-kde compizconfig-backend-kconfig epiphany-browser epiphany-browser-data gnome-js-common lib32z1 libseed-gtk3-0
Suggested packages:
  epiphany-extensions
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  0ad adobe-flash-properties-gtk adobe-flashplugin alacarte banshee banshee-extension-soundmenu checkbox-gtk compiz-gnome compizconfig-settings-manager ejecter firefox
  firefox-globalmenu firefox-gnome-support gbrainy geeqie gimp gir1.2-appindicator-0.1 gir1.2-dbusmenu-gtk-0.4 gir1.2-gtk-2.0 gir1.2-vte-0.0 gksu gnat-gps gnome-games-data
  gnome-panel-bonobo gnome-session-canberra gnome-sudoku gnome-themes-ubuntu gnomine google-chrome-stable gparted gqview grdesktop gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-murrine
  gtk2-engines-pixbuf gwibber ibus ibus-gtk ibus-pinyin ibus-table indicator-weather libappindicator0.1-cil libappindicator1 libavahi-ui0 libbonoboui2-0 libcanberra-gtk-module
  libcryptui0 libdbusmenu-gtk3 libedata-cal1.2-10 libedataserverui1.2-11 libgail18 libgcr0 libgimp2.0 libgksu2-0 libglade2-0 libglade2.0-cil libgladeui-1-11 libgnome-desktop-2-17
  libgnome-media0 libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2.24-cil libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomekbd4 libgnomeui-0 libgoocanvas3 libgtk-sharp-beans-cil libgtk-vnc-1.0-0 libgtk2-perl
  libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-cil libgtkada2.24.1 libgtkhtml-editor0 libgtkhtml3.14-19 libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a libgtksourceview2.0-0 libgtkspell0 libgweather1 libido-0.1-0 libindicator7
  liblaunchpad-integration1 liblaunchpad-integration1.0-cil libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil libmoon libnotify0.4-cil libnotify1 liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0 liboverlay-scrollbar-0.2-0
  libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-gtk libunique-1.0-0 libunity-misc0 libvte9 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwnck22 libwxgtk2.8-0 light-themes mahjongg moonlight-plugin-core
  moonlight-plugin-mozilla onboard oneconf overlay-scrollbar pidgin pidgin-libnotify pitivi python-appindicator python-aptdaemon-gtk python-aptdaemon.gtkwidgets python-glade2
  python-gmenu python-gnome2 python-gnomekeyring python-gtk2 python-gtksourceview2 python-gtkspell python-ibus python-launchpad-integration python-notify python-pygoocanvas
  python-virtkey python-vte python-webkit python-wnck shotwell software-center ssh-askpass-gnome synaptic system-config-printer-gnome teamviewer6 thunderbird thunderbird-globalmenu
  thunderbird-gnome-support tomboy ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-desktop ubuntuone-control-panel-common ubuntuone-control-panel-gtk ubuntuone-control-panel-qt ubuntuone-indicator
  ubuntuone-installer unity-2d update-manager update-notifier xtrkcad
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  compiz-kde compizconfig-backend-kconfig epiphany-browser epiphany-browser-data gnome-js-common lib32z1 libseed-gtk3-0
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 144 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
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