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Re: Does anyone use i686-linux? [was Re: bug#67535: ci.guix.gnu.org 'Can
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André Batista |
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Re: Does anyone use i686-linux? [was Re: bug#67535: ci.guix.gnu.org 'Cannot allocate memory' while building for i686-linux] |
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Thu, 5 Sep 2024 20:52:34 -0300 |
qui 05 set 2024 às 11:42:41 (1725547361), rekado@elephly.net enviou:
> André Batista <nandre@riseup.net> writes:
>
> >> > Keeping this to i686-linux specifically, what generation of hardware
> >> > supports i686 but not x86_64? Some (very) quick checking on wikipedia
> >> > suggests that the x60 from 2006 was either 32-bit or 64-bit, and I
> >> > believe there was an atom chip from 2015 that was 32-bit. Specifically,
> >> > that makes the newest hardware (at least from the CPU perspective) 10
> >> > years old at least.
> >>
> >> FWIW, I'm using one of those Atom chips in a netbook for an installation
> >> of Sugar Desktop. I upgrade it every few months or so. If I'm the only
> >> user of i686-linux I would not want to condemn the project to supporting
> >> the architecture for my sake.
> >
> > For the record, I'm another one still using those atom netbooks.
>
> I just noticed that my Atom-powered netbook should also be able to run
> an x86_64 system. I'll try to upgrade today; if this is successful I
> won't have any i686 system left at home.
Lucky you! Mine is an Intel Atom N270 which is 32-bit only...