On Mon, Sep 7, 2020, 3:52 PM deloptes <delop...@gmail.com> wrote: > Charles Curley wrote: > > > I hope so. All I need is console capabilities, security software > > (firewall, etc.) and server software. I don't need an office suite or web > > browser for those machines. > > Same here. So it means we have 2-4years to get ready. > I guess one needs a bit more in order to compile the code ... you need at > least the compiler and companions. I now compile only the kernel in chroot > as it was pointed out because debian moved away from pure 586 and also > there is a kind of magic combination of features for the Geode board I use, > so that the stock kernel never worked past 2.13. > > So the question is (as we are already on the topic) when debian drops the > support, what would be required to build the code. > Are compilers going to stop supporting 386 arch? > Is it going to disappear from the kernel completely? > Is it going to get fixes and how? >
I already have one machine that runs awesomely with Ubuntu 6.06 (vintage 2006!) I have had mixed experiences with later releases, including a persistent Black Screen with Debian Wheezy. Stretch "kind of works" (with slow Graphics). So why do I keep it? Best Sound System of *any* computer I have *ever* owned! So it has two, basic Partitions: One for Stretch and one for Ubuntu 6. (And yes, I don't regularly put Ubuntu 6 on the open Internet). Kenneth Parker >
