Toes♀ ( Toes@ani.social ) to Free and Open Source Software · 2 years agoDebian Trixie raises x86 minimum requirements to i686.www.debian.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up139cross-posted to: linux@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up139external-linkDebian Trixie raises x86 minimum requirements to i686.www.debian.orgToes♀ ( Toes@ani.social ) to Free and Open Source Software · 2 years agomessage-square15linkfedilinkcross-posted to: linux@sopuli.xyz
minus-squarei_am_not_a_robot ( i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoi686 is a 32-bit architecture introduced in 1995. 32-bit is still supported.
minus-squaret3rmit3 ( t3rmit3@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoYes, but the architectures they are dropping are older 32-bit ones. That’s why I said support is “dying”, not “dead”. The changelog itself notes that this is about 32-bit support: Debian’s support for 32-bit PC (known as the Debian architecture i386) now no longer covers any i586 processor.
i686 is a 32-bit architecture introduced in 1995. 32-bit is still supported.
Yes, but the architectures they are dropping are older 32-bit ones. That’s why I said support is “dying”, not “dead”.
The changelog itself notes that this is about 32-bit support: