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NAME

6       cdist-type__dpkg_architecture  -  Handles  foreign architectures on de‐
7       bian-like systems managed by dpkg
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DESCRIPTION

10       This type handles foreign architectures on systems managed by  dpkg(1).
11       The  object  id is the name of the architecture accepted by dpkg, which
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14       If the architecture is not setup on the system, it adds a new architec‐
15       ture  as  a  new foreign architecture in dpkg. Then, it updates the apt
16       package index to make packages from the new architecture available.
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18       If the architecture should be removed, it will remove it if it  is  not
19       the  base architecture on where the system was installed on. Before it,
20       it will purge every package based on the "to be  removed"  architecture
21       via apt to be able to remove the selected architecture.
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REQUIRED PARAMETERS

24       None.
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OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

27       state  present or absent. Defaults to present.
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MESSAGES

30       added  Added the specified architecture
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32       removed
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ABORTS

36       Aborts in the following cases:
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38       If dpkg(1) is not available. It will abort with a proper error message.
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40       If  the architecture is the same as the base architecture the system is
41       build upon it (returned by dpkg --print-architecture) and it should  be
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44       It will fail if it can not execute apt(8). It is assumed that it is al‐
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EXAMPLES

48          # add i386 (32 bit) architecture
49          __dpkg_architecture i386
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51          # remove it again :)
52          __dpkg_architecture i386 --state absent
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SEE ALSO

55       Multiarch on Debian systems
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57       How to setup multiarch on Debian
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59       dpkg(1) cdist-type__package_dpkg(7) cdist-type__package_apt(7)
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63          # base architecture installed on this system
64          dpkg --print-architecture
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66          # extra architectures added
67          dpkg --print-foreign-architectures
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AUTHORS

70       Matthias Stecher <matthiasstecher at gmx.de>
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COPYING

73       Copyright (C) 2020 Matthias Stecher. You  can  redistribute  it  and/or
74       modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as ublished
75       by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of  the  License,  or
76       (at your option) any later version.
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79       ungleich GmbH 2020
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