kubuntu 12.10 - unmet dependencies

[Bumpalot]

Previously used kubuntu upgrade from 12.10 but got sick of all it's never-ending problems, so have reverted to v 12.10 - reinstalled from CD (mid checked OK).
Current problem:

bumpy@Bumpyputer:~$ sudo apt-get install util-linux:i386 util-linux
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
util-linux is already the newest version.
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 resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 util-linux : Conflicts: util-linux:i386
 util-linux:i386 : Conflicts: util-linux
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
bumpy@Bumpyputer:~$

The following images were displayed on the Desktop:



How can I correct this?

[Rog132]

As it says...

32 bit or 64 bit

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
util-linux : Conflicts: util-linux:i386
util-linux:i386 : Conflicts: util-linux

You could have the 64 bit or the 32 bit version.

A simulation:

At here:

:~$ apt-cache policy util-linux
util-linux:
Installed: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu2
Candidate: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu2 0
500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
:~$ apt-cache policy util-linux:i386
util-linux:i386:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu2
Version table:
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu2 0
500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages

The 64 bit version is installed - if I try to install the 32 bit version:

:~$ apt-get install -s util-linux:i386
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
...
The following extra packages will be installed:
gcc-4.7-base:i386 libblkid1:i386 libc6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgpm2:i386 libncurses5:i386 libpng12-0:i386
libselinux1:i386 libslang2:i386 libtinfo5:i386 libuuid1:i386 zlib1g:i386
Suggested packages:
glibc-doc:i386 locales:i386 gpm:i386 util-linux-locales:i386 kbd:i386 console-tools:i386 dosfstools:i386
The following packages will be REMOVED:
util-linux
The following NEW packages will be installed:
gcc-4.7-base:i386 libblkid1:i386 libc6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgpm2:i386 libncurses5:i386 libpng12-0:i386
libselinux1:i386 libslang2:i386 libtinfo5:i386 libuuid1:i386 util-linux:i386 zlib1g:i386
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
util-linux
0 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

apt-file

:~$ apt-cache show apt-file
...
Description: search for files within Debian packages (command-line interface)
apt-file is a command line tool for searching files contained in packages
for the APT packaging system. You can search in which package a file is
included or list the contents of a package without installing or fetching it.
If you would prefer not to download the large files used by apt-file you can
run rapt-file, which calls a remote server to do the searches.

When you install the apt-file it will tell:

The system-wide cache is empty. You may want to run 'apt-file update'
as root to update the cache. You can also run 'apt-file update' as
normal user to use a cache in the user's home directory.

=>

sudo apt-file update

XTerm

You don't have the xterm installed - or do you ?

:~$ apt-cache policy xterm
xterm:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 278-1ubuntu2
Version table:
278-1ubuntu2 0
500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages

[Bumpalot]

64 bit
Not found on the suggested server
How do I check for

[Rog132]

Could you tell what you are doing ?

I think that the util-linux is part of the default Ubuntu installation.

The command

sudo apt-get install util-linux

should install the right version.

The AskUbuntu has - How do I check if I have a 32-bit or a 64-bit OS?: http://askubuntu.com/questions/41332...or-a-64-bit-os