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apt doesn’t support architecture i386

Posted on December 25, 2017 by ServerOk

After adding facebook hhvm repository on Ubuntu 16.04, i get following error when running “apt update” command.

root@backup:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                                                                       
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]                                                                                      
Hit:4 http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb/repo/10.1/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                                                        
Ign:5 http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/3.4 InRelease                                                                                        
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]                                                                                    
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease                   
Hit:8 http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/3.4 Release             
Ign:10 https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/ InRelease
Hit:11 https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:12 https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/ Release
Get:13 https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [2,411 B]
Get:15 https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [2,244 B]
Fetched 311 kB in 1s (283 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'
root@backup:~#

root@backup:~# apt-get update

Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]

Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease

Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]

Hit:4 http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb/repo/10.1/ubuntu xenial InRelease

Ign:5 http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/3.4 InRelease

Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]

Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease

Hit:8 http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/3.4 Release

Ign:10 https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/ InRelease

Hit:11 https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu xenial InRelease

Hit:12 https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/ Release

Get:13 https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [2,411 B]

Get:15 https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [2,244 B]

Fetched 311 kB in 1s (283 kB/s)

Reading package lists... Done

N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'

root@backup:~#

This is fixed by editing

vi /etc/apt/sources.list

1	vi /etc/apt/sources.list

Find

deb https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial main

1	deb https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial main

Replace with

deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial main

1	deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu xenial main

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apt

Posted on December 21, 2017 (January 13, 2021) by ServerOk

List all Dependency for a package.

apt depends PKG_NAME

1	apt depends PKG_NAME

Using apt-get to manage software Uninstalling Software in Debian Server apt policy apt show apt-cache Ubuntu find Dependencies for a package Reinstall a package using apt Ubuntu show package information apt force IPv4 Blocking Package Upgrade on Debian/Ubuntu Download a package using apt on Debian/Ubuntu Auto upgrade software […]

huawei e8231 usb modeswitch

Posted on December 19, 2015 (December 19, 2020) by ServerOk

By default, device work in Mass Storage mode

root@fwhlin:~ # lsusb | grep Huawei
Bus 009 Device 007: ID 12d1:1f01 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E353/E3131 (Mass storage mode)
root@fwhlin:~ #

root@fwhlin:~ # lsusb | grep Huawei

Bus 009 Device 007: ID 12d1:1f01 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E353/E3131 (Mass storage mode)

root@fwhlin:~ #

Create file

vi /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1f01

1	vi /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1f01

With following content

root@fwhlin:~ # cat /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1f01
# Huawei E3531s-2 - switch to modem mode instead of HiLink CDC-Ether mode
TargetVendor=0x12d1
TargetProduct=0x1f01

# switch to 12d1:1001 (modem mode, 3 virtual serial ports)
#MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000"

# switch to 12d1:14dc (default HiLink CDC-Ether mode)
MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000a11062000000000000100000000000000"

# switch to 12d1:1442 (debug mode with 2 virtual serial ports)
# MessageContent="55534243000000000000000000000011060000000000000000000000000000"

root@fwhlin:~ #

root@fwhlin:~ # cat /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1f01

# Huawei E3531s-2 - switch to modem mode instead of HiLink CDC-Ether mode

TargetVendor=0x12d1

TargetProduct=0x1f01

# switch to 12d1:1001 (modem mode, 3 virtual serial ports)

#MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000"

# switch to 12d1:14dc (default HiLink CDC-Ether mode)

MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000a11062000000000000100000000000000"

# switch to 12d1:1442 (debug mode with 2 virtual serial ports)

# MessageContent="55534243000000000000000000000011060000000000000000000000000000"

root@fwhlin:~ #

To switch to Modem Mode, run

usb_modeswitch -I -W -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1\:1f01

1	usb_modeswitch -I -W -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1\:1f01

If it worked, device will change to modem mode

root@fwhlin:~ # lsusb | grep Hu
Bus 009 Device 003: ID 12d1:14dc Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 
root@fwhlin:~ #

root@fwhlin:~ # lsusb | grep Hu

Bus 009 Device 003: ID 12d1:14dc Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

root@fwhlin:~ #

Notice it changed name, also device ID changed to 14dc. ifconfig will list a new network interface usb0

usb0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 9a:82:a1:91:20:32  
          inet6 addr: fe80::9882:a1ff:fe91:2032/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:236 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:98 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:111083 (111.0 KB)  TX bytes:15412 (15.4 KB)

usb0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 9a:82:a1:91:20:32

inet6 addr: fe80::9882:a1ff:fe91:2032/64 Scope:Link

UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

RX packets:236 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:98 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

RX bytes:111083 (111.0 KB) TX bytes:15412 (15.4 KB)

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getting huawei e8231 work on ubuntu 14.04

Posted on December 19, 2015 (December 19, 2020) by ServerOk

After connecting, i get following in lsusb

root@fwhlin:~ # lsusb | grep 12d1
Bus 009 Device 004: ID 12d1:1f01 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E353/E3131 (Mass storage mode)
root@fwhlin:~ #

root@fwhlin:~ # lsusb | grep 12d1

Bus 009 Device 004: ID 12d1:1f01 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E353/E3131 (Mass storage mode)

root@fwhlin:~ #

It says “Mass storage mode”. If you check demesg, you will see

[ 2385.775523] usb 9-2: New USB device found, idVendor=12d1, idProduct=1f01
[ 2385.775527] usb 9-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 2385.775529] usb 9-2: Product: HUAWEI Mobile
[ 2385.775531] usb 9-2: Manufacturer: HUAWEI
[ 2385.775532] usb 9-2: SerialNumber: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
[ 2385.837882] usb-storage 9-2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[ 2385.838108] scsi15 : usb-storage 9-2:1.0
[ 2386.858462] scsi 15:0:0:0: CD-ROM            HUAWEI   Mass Storage     2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 2386.859826] sr1: scsi-1 drive
[ 2386.859946] sr 15:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1

[ 2385.775523] usb 9-2: New USB device found, idVendor=12d1, idProduct=1f01

[ 2385.775527] usb 9-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3

[ 2385.775529] usb 9-2: Product: HUAWEI Mobile

[ 2385.775531] usb 9-2: Manufacturer: HUAWEI

[ 2385.775532] usb 9-2: SerialNumber: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[ 2385.837882] usb-storage 9-2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected

[ 2385.838108] scsi15 : usb-storage 9-2:1.0

[ 2386.858462] scsi 15:0:0:0: CD-ROM HUAWEI Mass Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2

[ 2386.859826] sr1: scsi-1 drive

[ 2386.859946] sr 15:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1

Last line says, device mounted as “/dev/sr1”

root@fwhlin:~ # df -h | grep sr
/dev/sr1        4.3M  4.3M     0 100% /media/boby/MobileWiFi
root@fwhlin:~ #

root@fwhlin:~ # df -h | grep sr

/dev/sr1 4.3M 4.3M 0 100% /media/boby/MobileWiFi

root@fwhlin:~ #

Changing Device Mode to Modem I found some information about the device in file

sudo -s
cd /usr/share/usb_modeswitch
tar zxvf configPack.tar.gz

sudo -s

cd /usr/share/usb_modeswitch

tar zxvf configPack.tar.gz

root@fwhlin:~ # cat /usr/share/usb_modeswitch/12d1:1f01
# Huawei E353 (3.se) and others
TargetVendor=0x12d1
TargetProductList="14db,14dc"
MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000011062000000101000100000000000000"
NoDriverLoading=1
root@fwhlin:~ #

root@fwhlin:~ # cat /usr/share/usb_modeswitch/12d1:1f01

# Huawei E353 (3.se) and others

TargetVendor=0x12d1

TargetProductList="14db,14dc"

MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000011062000000101000100000000000000"

NoDriverLoading=1

root@fwhlin:~ #

It says device can operate as products “14db” and “14dc”. […]

Enable remote desktop in xubuntu

Posted on December 5, 2013 (December 5, 2020) by ServerOk

Install vino

sudo apt-get install vino

1	sudo apt-get install vino

Configure Vino Configure vino, run

vino-preferences

1	vino-preferences

Start vino on boot XFCE settings > Session and Startup > Add

Name: vino
Description: vino desktop sharing
Command: /usr/lib/vino/vino-server

Name: vino

Description: vino desktop sharing

Command: /usr/lib/vino/vino-server

Now restart the computer. See Ubuntu […]