N: Skipping acquire of configured file... as repository... doesn't support architecture 'foreign-architecture'

Question

I am a new user in Ubuntu and installed 16.04 LTS 64-bit. I am seeing an error when I try to update

$ sudo apt-get update 
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'partner/binary-foreign-architecture/Packages' as repository 'http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'foreign-architecture'

17 times the same line repeats

I have checked and read other related questions, but they are talking about a Google Chrome issue, but I don't have it in my system, All I have is Skype installed (that even doesn't run, it just appears as an icon in dash for some time),

From another answer I have tried

$ dpkg --print-foreign-architectures
i386
foreign-architecture

as you see it doesn't show me amd64.

foreign-architecture is not an architecture. Remove it. – muru Apr 11 '17 at 03:30 — muru, Apr 11 '17 at 03:30
it works, thanks( removed the foreign-architecture ) – user2825595 Apr 11 '17 at 04:12 — user2825595, Apr 11 '17 at 04:12
it also solved my skype issue, now the skype also runs, +1 – user2825595 Apr 11 '17 at 04:20 — user2825595, Apr 11 '17 at 04:20

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 11 '17 at 03:35

The reason it doesn't show amd64 is because that's not a foreign architecture, so when you ask for foreign architectures, it will naturally not be listed. dpkg --print-architecture will report amd64.

To remove the erroneous architecture, run:

sudo dpkg --remove-architecture foreign-architecture

N: Skipping acquire of configured file... as repository... doesn't support architecture 'foreign-architecture'

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