Ubuntu Linux 32-bit ISO Images Are Up for Discussion Again | Linux Today

Ubuntu Linux 32-bit ISO Images Are Up for Discussion Again

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Marius Nestor
Feb 1, 2016

While the developer is well aware of the fact that there are still many people with old hardware in this world, and that some of the most prolific software are running only on 32-bit libraries, such as Valve’s Steam for Linux client, he strongly suggests that Ubuntu developers no longer waste their time on the 32-bit ISO images for the OS and drop support for the i386 architecture for good.

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Marius Nestor

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