6 years later, I'm encountering the same issue in Ubuntu 18.04. sudo apt install libfreetype6-dev:i386 [...] The following packages have unmet dependencies: libfreetype6-dev:i386 : Depends: libc6-dev:i386 but it is not going to be installed or libc-dev:i386 Depends: zlib1g-dev:i386 but it is not going to be installed or libz-dev:i386 Depends: libpng-dev:i386 but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
And then, for the linux-libc-dev:i386 dependency: sudo apt install linux-libc-dev:i386 [...] The following packages will be REMOVED: build-essential g++ g++-7 gcc-7-multilib gcc-multilib libc6-dev libc6-dev-i386 libc6-dev-x32 libfreetype6-dev libpng-dev libstdc++-7-dev linux-libc-dev zlib1g-dev The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-libc-dev:i386 I echo kenorb's sentiment: is there a workaround to install the 32-bit FreeType libraries? -- 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