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[James Hunt <1295112@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

$ sudo apt-get install linux-generic:amd64 linux-headers-generic:amd64 linux-headers-3.13.0-18-generic:amd64 linux-headers-3.13.0-18
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
linux-headers-3.13.0-18 is already the newest version.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
 linux-headers-3.13.0-18-generic:amd64 : Depends: linux-headers-3.13.0-18:amd64 but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
$

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Title:
  Unable to install 64-bit kernel on 64-bit-capable system installed
  with 32-bit userland+kernel

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  $ arch
  i686
  $ dpkg -l linux-generic
  Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
  | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
  |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
  ||/ Name                                   Version                  Architecture             Description
  +++-======================================-========================-========================-==================================================================================
  ii  linux-generic                          3.13.0.18.22             i386                     Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers
  $ sudo dpkg --add-architecture amd64
  $ sudo apt-get update
  $ sudo apt-get install linux-generic:amd64
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies.
   linux-generic:amd64 : Depends: linux-headers-generic:amd64 (= 3.13.0.18.22) but it is not going to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
  $ sudo apt-get install linux-generic:amd64 linux-headers-generic:amd64
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies.
   linux-headers-generic:amd64 : Depends: linux-headers-3.13.0-18-generic:amd64 but it is not going to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
  $ sudo apt-get install linux-generic:amd64 linux-headers-generic:amd64 linux-headers-3.13.0-18-generic:amd64
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies.
   linux-headers-3.13.0-18-generic:amd64 : Depends: linux-headers-3.13.0-18:amd64 but it is not installable
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
  $ sudo apt-get install linux-generic:amd64 linux-headers-generic:amd64 linux-headers-3.13.0-18-generic:amd64 linux-headers-3.13.0-18:amd64
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Package linux-headers-3.13.0-18:amd64 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 'linux-headers-3.13.0-18:amd64' has no installation candidate
  $

  cjwatson identified the issue:

  12:52:11 <cjwatson> the bug is that linux-headers-3.13.0-18 isn't
  Multi-Arch: foreign fwiw

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: linux-image-3.13.0-18-generic 3.13.0-18.38
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-18.38-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-18-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  james      3834 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  james      3834 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   james      3834 F...m pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Mar 20 12:52:29 2014
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=67e3cd44-242b-4bbf-918b-28fff81e0312
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-21 (1246 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  MachineType: LENOVO 2516CTO
  ProcFB:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-18-generic root=UUID=7ad192e9-7b26-49d1-8e1c-fefc7dc495cb ro quiet splash intel_pstate=enable
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-18-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-18-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.126
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-01 (138 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/27/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 6IET72WW (1.32 )
  dmi.board.name: 2516CTO
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6IET72WW(1.32):bd08/27/2010:svnLENOVO:pn2516CTO:pvrThinkPadT410:rvnLENOVO:rn2516CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 2516CTO
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T410
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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