Thanks for that list…
I am going to check each one tomorrow and I am going to share the report
Check Chimera too… it has some 32 bit support… PowerPC only.
and Netbsd, of course, it supports everything.
Dont forget the apps that run on it, 32 bit will. Also be dropped by them such as libreoffice who say
#The Document Foundation doesn’t provide 32bit binaries for Linux for 6.3.0 anymore#
I think 32 bit is rapidly approaching the stage where it is usable only by those who mostly use the basic CLI commands or by those who programme. That is fine for embedded applications, and tbere are a lot of 32 bit embedded devices still out there.
Those users who need apps, had better look to 64 bit or be prepared to freeze their system .
Sadly so. Shame as I have 4 net books now of no value or use. As I dont get involved in things as much as before. But a shame to scrap them. On the same thought I have 2 apple portables from before 2000 that run system 7.1 mac which was a great system but again of no practical use now. I thought of donations but cannot find anyone who may take them off my hands but more personal value than the recyclé centre.
May I add Gentoo. The Gentoo has 32bit support also:
X86 is a 32-bit architecture used by CPUs that are often said to be “Intel compatible”. It was until recently the most popular architecture for desktop PCs. Gentoo offers builds for i486 (supports all families) and i686 (supports Pentium and higher or compatible). Variants include: i486, i686, AMD Athlon, Intel Core, and some Intel Atoms.
Thanks for the replies and sorry for the delay
Neville
Try Puppy, Bodhi, Q4OS.
Have to check… not sure my info is uptodate
Doing the following report
- Puppy Linux has download 32 bits. Even having Debian as 13 - Trixie - TrixiePup32_Retro (32-bit)
- Bodhi Linux has download 32 bits but as legacy
- Q4OS has download 32 bits but as old stable version
Check Chimera too… it has some 32 bit support… PowerPC only.
and Netbsd, of course, it supports everything.
- Chimera Linux seems has download 32 bits because appears the
PowerPCterm at installation as ppc PowerPC 603 or better. Am I correct? - Netbsd has download 32 bits
I think 32 bit is rapidly approaching the stage where it is usable only by those who mostly use the basic CLI commands or by those who programme. That is fine for embedded applications, and tbere are a lot of 32 bit embedded devices still out there.
Those users who need apps, had better look to 64 bit or be prepared to freeze their system .
Agree, read next part of the answer
Paul
Dont forget the apps that run on it, 32 bit will. Also be dropped by them such as libreoffice who say
#The Document Foundation doesn’t provide 32bit binaries for Linux for 6.3.0 anymore#
Agree, but the point is keep a machine of 32 bits running with the basic:
- Terminal
- At least a web Browser as Firefox ESR
Sadly so. Shame as I have 4 net books now of no value or use. As I dont get involved in things as much as before. But a shame to scrap them. On the same thought I have 2 apple portables from before 2000 that run system 7.1 mac which was a great system but again of no practical use now. I thought of donations but cannot find anyone who may take them off my hands but more personal value than the recyclé centre.
Wooh prior of 2000!
ihasama
May I add Gentoo. The Gentoo has 32bit support also:
X86 is a 32-bit architecture used by CPUs that are often said to be “Intel compatible”. It was until recently the most popular architecture for desktop PCs. Gentoo offers builds for i486 (supports all families) and i686 (supports Pentium and higher or compatible). Variants include: i486, i686, AMD Athlon, Intel Core, and some Intel Atoms.
In what link is available that paragraph?
Thanks to all
Yes - what that means is it’s not x86, (or i386/586/686) - completely foreign instruction set. I suspect its there for people with old Pre-Intel Macs and MacBooks… The main only current implementation of Power architecture still being “widely” use is AIX Unix by IBM.
I think the last gaming console to use Power was the PS/3, maybe XBOX360?.. the PS/4 and 5 use AMD x86_64…
Getting back to the original topic… I dont think not supporting 32 bit is a part of Ubuntu’s poor image.
Ubuntu gets flak because it is progressive.
Didn’t the Linux kernel drop i386 and i486 support recently?
It’s just before “Frequently asked questions” part
Thanks ihasama for the link … clear now!
That is one way of putting it.
They’ve gone down some dead-end roads, but I think that’s a good thing.
They also seem to go many directions at the same time. Many different hardware platforms. Many different desktop environments. Support for desktop, server, and IoT.
Sometimes I wonder if a more narrow focus would result in more progress.
Ubuntu seems to be discarding stuff of little value–32 bit systems, for example. That’s not a bad thing. I think they’re looking at becoming the basic Linux distro or distro family; really good hardware compatibility is the most compelling evidence. But they’re way behind Mint in creating a good-out-of-the box system.
BTW, I never use Arch.
Looks like you are right. After doing a search I found this;
“We got rid of i386 support back in 2012. Maybe it’s time to get rid of i486 support in 2022,” Torvalds wrote in October 2022. Failing major changes to the 6.15 kernel, which will likely arrive late this month, i486 support will be dropped.
Agree. They are big enough to afford some dead end efforts.
Noone gets it right all the time.
That is not all of 32 bit . There are Pentiums.
I think we need a t-shirt.
I am not a gamer, but I have heard that almost all of steam is 32-bit. If so-, that’s a big deal to a lot of people.
I think you will always be able to run 32 bit applications in a 64 bit linux.
There are libraries that deal with 32 bit compatability… they may not be installed by default … look to see if you have /lib32 or /usr/lib32
I dont know if steam has inbuilt 32 bit graphics card drivers or if it uses linux’s 64 bit graphics card drivers. That could be an issue.