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Do you want bionic 32 bit?

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Offline jls

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Do you want bionic 32 bit?
« on: February 18, 2018, 12:21:55 PM »
Do you want bionic 32 bit?
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Offline Jason W

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Re: Do you want bionic 32 bit?
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2018, 06:32:04 PM »
There will be a 32 bit bionic for those who like 32 bit.  I think I heard it is the release after bionic where they drop the 32 bit package pool.  But for now, since 32 bit is still supported it will be offered here.

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Re: Do you want bionic 32 bit?
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2019, 03:49:13 AM »
I think I heard it is the release after bionic where they drop the 32 bit package pool. 

related : http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,23327.0.html - 32-bit packages are needed to support legacy software! 

FTR (from the links in above post )

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Thanks to the huge amount of feedback this weekend from gamers, Ubuntu Studio, and the WINE community, we will change our plan and build selected 32-bit i386 packages for Ubuntu 19.10 and 20.04 LTS.

We will put in place a community process to determine which 32-bit packages are needed to support legacy software, and can add to that list post-release if we miss something that is needed.
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We will also work with the WINE, Ubuntu Studio and gaming communities to use container technology to address the ultimate end of life of 32-bit libraries; it should stay possible to run old applications on newer versions of Ubuntu. Snaps and LXD enable us both to have complete 32-bit environments, and bundled libraries, to solve these issues in the long term.