Install i386 printer driver on an amd64 system?

sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture cnijfilter-common_3.20-1_i386.deb
cnijfilter-common:i386 depends on libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1)

Create a directory.
move the .deb files into the directory
open a shell
change dir into the directory

For each package do the following:

1. dpkg -x [package].deb common
2. dpkg --control [package].deb
3. vim DEBIAN/control
4. remove troublesome dependencies from the "Dependency: libc (..." line (or delete it -- move to line than press 'dd' than ESC:x)
5. cp -a DEBIAN/ common/
6. dpkg -b common [package].deb
7. dpkg -i [package].deb
8. rm -rf common DEBIAN