There appear to be two separate issues here. One is that libc6-dev Recommends: gcc, which apparently for you is confusing apt into removing build-essential even though it is NOT going to install gcc:i386. The other is that libfreetype6-dev is not a Multi-Arch: same package yet.
You should be able to work around the first issue by manually running 'sudo apt-get install libc6-dev libc6-dev:i386'. The second issue will have to wait a bit for a solution to /usr/bin /freetype-config containing architecture-dependent strings. ** Changed in: freetype (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: freetype (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990982 Title: [Multiarch] libfreetype6-dev:i386 dependencies issue To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/990982/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs