Re: Using i386 by mistake on 64-bit hardware [was Re: i386 in the future 32-bit archs: a proposal)]

2023-05-22 Thread James Addison
On Sat, 20 May 2023 at 17:47, Adam Borowski wrote: > > On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 09:15:00AM +0200, Josh Triplett wrote: > > How easily could we add 64-bit system detection to the i386 installer, > > and a message saying something like: > > > > "You're installing the i386 architecture on a 64-bit

Re: Using i386 by mistake on 64-bit hardware [was Re: i386 in the future 32-bit archs: a proposal)]

2023-05-21 Thread Stephen Kitt
On Sat, 20 May 2023 18:14:52 +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 09:15:00AM +0200, Josh Triplett wrote: > > How easily could we add 64-bit system detection to the i386 installer, > > and a message saying something like: > > > > "You're installing the i386 architecture on a

Re: Using i386 by mistake on 64-bit hardware [was Re: i386 in the future 32-bit archs: a proposal)]

2023-05-20 Thread Adam Borowski
On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 09:15:00AM +0200, Josh Triplett wrote: > How easily could we add 64-bit system detection to the i386 installer, > and a message saying something like: > > "You're installing the i386 architecture on a 64-bit system. While this > will work, this is the last release it'll be

Re: Using i386 by mistake on 64-bit hardware [was Re: i386 in the future 32-bit archs: a proposal)]

2023-05-20 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, On 20.05.23 16:15, Josh Triplett wrote: That might help reduce the number of actual installations of i386 by people who don't realize they could be and should be using amd64. Crossgrades are probably broken with systemd, but it might be possible to hack something that diverts /sbin/init

Using i386 by mistake on 64-bit hardware [was Re: i386 in the future 32-bit archs: a proposal)]

2023-05-20 Thread Josh Triplett
James Addison wrote: > Do we know how often the i386 installer is downloaded compared to > amd64, and could/should we start with updated messaging where those > are provided before removing users' ability to install on their > systems? How easily could we add 64-bit system detection to the i386