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As a result of constant feedback from the open source community — specifically gamers, WINE users, and Ubuntu Studio users — Canonical has decided to change its plans regarding ditching the 32-bit i386 packages for Ubuntu 19.10 and 20.04 LTS. For those who don’t know, last week, Canonical announced that it’s going to completely abandon […]
With more and more Linux distros shifting to the only 64-bit release model, it makes sense for the major Linux software makers to follow the trend. The latest major player to drop the support for 32-bit Linux desktops is none other than LibreOffice, the popular open source alternative to MS Office. Ahead of the upcoming […]
Google has been planning to shift Android apps towards the 64-bit app ecosystem for quite some time. It first notified developers about the transition in 2017. Now the company has announced that it will end 32-bit support for apps in August 2021. Google has also directed Android developers to submit a 64-bit version of their Android […]
BlackArch, one of the most popular Linux distros for ethical hacking and penetration testing, has dropped the support for systems based on 32-bit architecture. The announcement of this change was made on project’s Twitter handle and official website, as reported by Softpedia. The announcement says: “Following 9 months of deprecation period, support for the i686 architecture effectively […]
Short Bytes: Fedora developers are considering a change for the next Fedora 27 release that might infuriate some Linux users. A proposal has been made to ditch the 32-bit releases as they are in rough shape and their bug reports are ignored. If the proposal gets accepted, the current 32-bit Fedora users will have the […]