[taler-docs] branch master updated: document "dpkg --remove-architecture" hack

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commit d7a9cc098c3dd3b6e0d3a4d33b89f1e7b793e4ae
Author: Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
AuthorDate: Sat Aug 7 03:48:32 2021 -0400

    document "dpkg --remove-architecture" hack
    
    original source:
    
<https://askubuntu.com/questions/741410/skipping-acquire-of-configured-file-main-binary-i386-packages-as-repository-x>
---
 taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst b/taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst
index 64d8434..9bbd51d 100644
--- a/taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst
+++ b/taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ your package sources:
   [root@exchange-online]# cat > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/taler.list <<EOF
   deb https://deb.taler.net/apt/ubuntu focal-fossa main
   EOF
+  [root@exchange-online]# dpkg --remove-architecture i386
+
+The second command is optional.  It tells ``apt-get update`` to not
+bother with the ``i386`` architecture (thus avoiding a warning, later).
 
 Before installing Taler packages, you need to add the Taler Systems S.A. 
package
 signing key to your list of trusted keys and update the package index:
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ signing key to your list of trusted keys and update the 
package index:
 ..
   FIXME: This happens after the update.
   N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as 
repository 'https://deb.taler.net/apt/ubuntu focal-fossa InRelease' doesn't 
support architecture 'i386'
+  ttn sez: Try the "dpkg" command above; remove FIXME if it works.
 
 Finally, the required packages can be installed:
 
@@ -943,3 +948,5 @@ FIXMEs
   N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as
   repository 'https://deb.taler.net/apt/ubuntu focal-fossa InRelease' doesn't
   support architecture 'i386'
+
+  ttn sez: See ``dpkg --remove-architecture`` hack above.

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