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I'm on 64-bit Lubuntu 14.04 LTS. I keep the system fully updated by running apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade twice daily.

However, I notice that apt-get update "gets" both i386 and amd64 packages for nearly everything. For example:

Get:47 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe amd64 Packages [5,859 kB]

and

Get:51 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe i386 Packages [5,866 kB]

I've run dpkg -l | grep ":i386" but I just get back the prompt, indicating, I think, that I have no i386 packages installed.

My reason for asking is that if I could prevent the "getting" of i386 packages during apt-get update, I save my bandwidth and lessen the load, however marginally, on Canonical's servers.

DK Bose
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  • @muru, will running `dpkg --remove-architecture i386` stop apt-get update from getting i386 packages? If so, I can delete my question. – DK Bose Dec 29 '15 at 17:19
  • It should. `apt` tried to get all supported architectures from repositories, unless you specifically state in `sources.list` that the repository should use a given architecture. Don't delete your question. Just mark it as a duplicate. – muru Dec 29 '15 at 17:21
  • @muru, Just one more clarification please... `dpkg --add-architecture i386` will reverse `dpkg -- remove -architecture i386`? – DK Bose Dec 29 '15 at 17:24
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    Yes, it should. – muru Dec 29 '15 at 17:25

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