The results from the the torrent tracker (for 16.04) show: ISO name completed downloads total transfer -desktop-amd64.iso 1371 501 579.28GiB -desktop-i386.iso 814 340 394.15GiB
But I don't know how accurate these numbers really are. Given the discussion (and what I see the consensus to be) and data I've seen it looks like it makes sense to keep Xubuntu i386* and look at it again after 18.04. I'm just reporting back to ubuntu-devel, so this isn't stuck in stone or any kind of official thing. Thanks all! Bryan *Steering more users to the longer supportable 64-bit version would certainly help them in the future. And the memory usage difference is overrated - https://bryanquigley.com/memory-usage/ubuntu-16-04-livecd-memory-usage-compared On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:28 AM, Dave Pearson <d...@reklan.co.uk> wrote: > If we look purely at the numbers. > > > I have been seeding the torrents for 16.04 since release. > > 32bit version has had 236GB of downloads > > 64bit version has had 160GB of downloads > > > So from my seed at least,,the 32 bit version is very popular. > > > I would say look at it again at 18.04.. but not just to drop it.. > > > Dave > > Akxwi-dave > > On 11 July 2016 at 19:23 Bryan Quigley <bryan.quig...@canonical.com> wrote: > > > Hi Xubuntu 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. I have some survey results [2] that might help with > planning. > > The general ideas are either: > *Start Dropping i386 for Xubuntu now* > A. Drop Xubuntu i386 ISO for 16.10 > B. In addition to A, also block upgrades by dropping packages from > i386 archive (say xfwm4, but that would need to wait for other derivs..). > > 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 Xubuntu for another 2+ > years (up from 3 years). > > Thoughts? > Bryan > > * You could consider any packages that are 100% specific to the > Xubuntu flavor. I'll be reaching out to Mythbuntu and Ubuntu Studio > separately. > > [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-June/039420.html > > [2] The total results for Xubuntu (48 of the 300 responses - Second > most responses). > > How long do you expect this machine to last? > at least 1 year - 3 > at least 3 years - 18 > at least 5 years - 16 > at least 7 years or more - 11 > > What would be the effect if support ended... (1 is no impact, 5 is > significant impact) > April 2019 (16.04 LTS support ends here for Xubuntu - 3 year LTS) > 1 - 5 > 2 - 6 > 3 - 8 > 4 - 9 > 5 - 17 > > April 2021 > 1 - 10 > 2 - 8 > 3 - 12 > 4 - 8 > 5 - 7 > > April 2023 > 1 - 23 > 2 - 8 > 3 - 6 > 4 - 5 > 5 - 4 > > i386 - To be clear I mean any 32-bit x86 platform (usually AMD/Intel/VIA). > > -- > xubuntu-devel mailing list > xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel -- xubuntu-devel mailing list xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
