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I'm using 64 bit Kali Linux, previously installed i386 architecture and now I want to remove it, because it downloads about 30Mb data for 32bit package every time apt update.

I tried dpkg --remove-architecture i386, it failed with

dpkg: error: cannot remove architecture 'i386' currently in use by the database

Google says the i386 packages should be removed first, but some package like "gcc-12-base:i386, libc6:i386, libcrypt1:i386, libgcc-s1:i386" cannot be removed, how to solve it?

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You need to remove them simultaneously, and force their removal in spite of their “protected” status:

dpkg --purge --force-remove-protected {gcc-12-base,libc6,libcrypt1,libgcc-s1}:i386
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sudo aptitude purge $(dpkg --get-selections | grep ":i386" | awk '{print $1}')
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  • Your grep ":i386" | awk '{print $1}' could be simplified as awk '/:i386/ {print $1}' Commented Jan 20 at 9:51

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