ia32-libs software package provides ia32 shared libraries - transitional package, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
ia32-libs is installed in your system.
Make ensure the ia32-libs package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ia32-libs *
You will get with ia32-libs package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Libraries |
| Package | ia32-libs |
| Version | 20090808ubuntu35 |
| Description | ia32 shared libraries - transitional package |
| Sub Section | libs |