"Package ia32-libs is not available, but is referred to by another package." while trying to install Firestorm

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I'm trying to install Firestorm on my laptop, but I keep getting this error:

william@william-HP-Pavilion-dv6000-EY799AV-ABA:~$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
[sudo] password for william: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package ia32-libs is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package 'ia32-libs' has no installation candidate

1st off: is your problem that you can not install ia32-libs OR that firestorm tells you that it needs ia32-libs and you then tried to install it yourself? If the latter the answer will not help you. You need to tell the maintainer/creator of this package to update it so it uses multi-arch. — Rinzwind, Jul 16 '13 at 10:29
Does this answer your question? What does "Package has no installation candidate" mean? — Error404, Jan 04 '22 at 12:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 16 '13 at 10:02

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The package name is ia32-libs-multiarch and you should be able to install it with sudo apt-get install ia32-libs-multiarch.

answered Jul 16 '13 at 10:02

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now when i try and open firestorm i get a window creation error and in running ubuntu 12.04 LTS i get the same error when i try and run secondlife viewer too – william Jul 17 '13 at 04:17

"Package ia32-libs is not available, but is referred to by another package." while trying to install Firestorm

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