Public bug reported:
I apologize if this has been reported prior. Here's what happens.
When I install the Ubuntu 8.04 32-bit version from CD onto a computer
with a 64-bit processor, it corrupts packages. So far I've installed it
on a Dell GX620 and a custom computer with a AMD Athlon 3000+ processor.
When I finish the CD install and reboot, I immediately run the following
commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
The commands complete successfully and download the 234+ MB of updates
to bring the system current. On reboot, the notification area says I
need to install an additional 55+ MB of updates which if I do, I can
then no longer install most packages from Add/Remove or the Synaptic
Package Manager. It gives an error saying the software does not come in
an i386 format. Some packages from the command line say the source.list
is corrupt and the software cannot be installed.
The workaround is to not install any updates from the command line and
to wait for the notification area to ask to install them. If they
install from there, the system works fine after reboot.
Let me know if you need any additional information
GG
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Installation of x86 version on a 64-bit processor corrupts package sources
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243403
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