Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu and i386
Hi, I seems they have thought better of it after all. We still need that 32bit goodness! http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Ubuntu-Takes-A-U-Turn-with-32-Bit-Support Kind Regards James On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 at 12:30, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > Hi, > > I have heard that Ubuntu is dropping i386. > > Does this mean 32bit programs will stop running. A lot of wine games are > still 32bit so that could be a problem for some. > > Kind regards > > Jamed > > -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu and i386
Hi, For info, I've just discovered this: *"...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."* https://ubuntu.com/blog/statement-on-32-bit-i386-packages-for-ubuntu-19-10-and-20-04-lts - referenced from: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ubuntu-19-10-drops-32-bit-support-angering-linux-users/ Kind regards, Gareth On Wed, 19 Jun 2019, at 16:07, Andy Random via Hampshire wrote: > > Hi, > > On Wed, 19 Jun 2019, James Courtier-Dutton via Hampshire wrote: > > > I have heard that Ubuntu is dropping i386. > > > > Does this mean 32bit programs will stop running. A lot of wine games are > > still 32bit so that could be a problem for some. > > Yup, no more Ubuntu releases for i386/x86. > > The announcement here has a lot of useful information on the impact and > possible work arounds: > > https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/i386-architecture-will-be-dropped-starting-with-eoan-ubuntu-19-10/11263 > > but the short answer seems to be 18.04 LTS will be supported for a long > time to come. > > Personally I still have several 32 bit machines running Lubuntu (I > actually have half a dozen, but only a couple of them are still being used > regularly) and I'm not sure what I will do when the security updates stop > but I guess I'm hoping I'll have replaced them by then, either that or > I'll have to consider re-installing them with a distro that does still > offer 32 bit support, but they may be few and far between by then. > > > Andy > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu and i386
Hi, On Wed, 19 Jun 2019, James Courtier-Dutton via Hampshire wrote: I have heard that Ubuntu is dropping i386. Does this mean 32bit programs will stop running. A lot of wine games are still 32bit so that could be a problem for some. Yup, no more Ubuntu releases for i386/x86. The announcement here has a lot of useful information on the impact and possible work arounds: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/i386-architecture-will-be-dropped-starting-with-eoan-ubuntu-19-10/11263 but the short answer seems to be 18.04 LTS will be supported for a long time to come. Personally I still have several 32 bit machines running Lubuntu (I actually have half a dozen, but only a couple of them are still being used regularly) and I'm not sure what I will do when the security updates stop but I guess I'm hoping I'll have replaced them by then, either that or I'll have to consider re-installing them with a distro that does still offer 32 bit support, but they may be few and far between by then. Andy -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu and i386
Hi, I received this from the Ubuntu announce mailing list just now: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2019-June/000245.html The final para. and refs [4] and [5], might be of particular interest. Kind regards, Gareth > On 19 Jun 2019, at 12:30, James Courtier-Dutton via Hampshire > wrote: > > Hi, > > I have heard that Ubuntu is dropping i386. > > Does this mean 32bit programs will stop running. A lot of wine games are > still 32bit so that could be a problem for some. > > Kind regards > > Jamed > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > -- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Ubuntu and i386
Hi, I have heard that Ubuntu is dropping i386. Does this mean 32bit programs will stop running. A lot of wine games are still 32bit so that could be a problem for some. Kind regards Jamed -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
