Hi Thomas, > We already don't ship ISOs for non-LTS releases, so I see this as 2 > questions. > > 1) Whether we want to have an 32-bit ISO for 18.04 > 2) What to do regarding packages for 16.10. > > Regarding #2, I'd like to wait and see what Ubuntu does for 16.10. I'd also > like to check if the MythTV smolt data contains information on if the CPUs > have 64-bit support.
Smolt seems super useful, but it appears to be discontinued, so I'm guessing they won't be adding a feature to check for lm (and some users might have i386 BIOSes). For future reference, the results at http://smolt.mythtv.org/static/stats/stats.html today are - x86_64 - 4808 - 82.9 % i686 -969 -16.7 % Ubuntu is 88% of the total in underlying OS (20% 16.04, 67% 14.04). > For #1, the answer may be a little easier. I'm leaning toward dropping ISOs > completely pending my move to snap packaging. I've thought the concept of > snaps made the most sense for MythTV since they came about a few years ago. > Ideally, I'd like to be able to say "install snappy core, then install the > mythtv snap" although I understand it won't be quite that simple. Very cool idea, looking forward to seeing it :). MythTV does seem like a great fit into the Snappy story. Kind regards, Bryan > > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 11:47 AM Bryan Quigley <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hi Mythbuntu team, >> >> From the thread on Ubuntu-devel/discuss [1] I'm going to start >> conversations with each flavor on what their plans are for i386 in the >> 18.04 timeframe. >> >> The general ideas are either: >> *Start Dropping i386 for Mythbuntu now* >> A. Drop Mythbuntu i386 ISO for 16.10 >> B. In addition to A, also block upgrades by dropping packages from >> i386 archive (say mythtv). >> >> Some Pros: Halves the test cases you need to go through. Reduces >> bandwidth usage and makes it more obvious for new users what to >> download. (Read other thread for some others) >> >> *Wait until after 18.04 and then reconsider dropping i386* >> >> Pros: Maintain older hardware running Mythbuntu for another 2+ >> years (up from 3 years). >> >> Thoughts? >> Bryan >> >> * You could consider any packages that are 100% specific to the >> Mythbuntu flavor. >> >> [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-June/039420.html >> >> i386 - To be clear I mean any 32-bit x86 platform (usually AMD/Intel/VIA). >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-mythtv mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mythtv > > -- > Thomas Mashos > > -- > Ubuntu-mythtv mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mythtv > -- Ubuntu-mythtv mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mythtv
