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Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gcc-4.8-base_4.8.2-19ubuntu1_amd64.deb 
(--unpack):
 package architecture (amd64) does not match system (i386)

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gcc-4.8-base_4.8.2-19ubuntu1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
David Foerster
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Mahendra Verma
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It looks to me as though you were trying to install a 64 bit package into a 32 bit operating system and it choked. How about you tell me what you are trying to install and I will tell you the easy way to do it?

studying your post some more. GCC seems to stand for gnu compiler collection. From what I can tell that's already installed in ubuntu, so it seems you were trying to install something you should have already had.

gyropyge
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Check your /boot directory...it might be full

$> df -H

if full follow this guide: How do I remove old kernel versions to clean up the boot menu?

Hope this helps!

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The error message reads that your machine is i386 architecture and you are trying to install the package for amd64 architecture. For solving this open a terminal and do the following:

1) Clean the apt-cache : sudo apt-get clean (since you are having wrong file in cache remove it by this)

2)Check your package is already installed(not needed, just to get know) : gcc

If not installed you will get the following output

$ gcc
The program 'gcc' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install gcc

3)Install your package : sudo apt-get install gcc

Now the output will look like the following

$ sudo apt-get install gcc
[sudo] password for adwaita: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    g++-4.8 gfxboot gfxboot-dev libfribidi-bin libstdc++-4.8-dev mktemp re2c
    squashfs-tools
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
   Suggested packages:
    gcc-multilib automake1.9 flex bison gcc-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
         gcc
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 67 not upgraded.
Need to get 5,098 B of archives.
After this operation, 42.0 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main gcc amd64 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6 [5,098 B]
Fetched 5,098 B in 0s (5,626 B/s)                      
Selecting previously unselected package gcc.
(Reading database ... 284177 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../gcc_4%3a4.8.2-1ubuntu6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gcc (4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up gcc (4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6) ...

You're done.

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