Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Linux 32 bit support days are numbered Date: 3 Sep 2025 04:42:39 GMT Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: <10973al$j7f5$1@dont-email.me> <1097ddc$m2j0$5@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net QpD22dUZfdTQ3DAyibahag/vUzK5Qf097Phj2GExygEKrD9syj Cancel-Lock: sha1:efzNI/vvbwdm/y4C1BQai8a3qKI= sha256:pGuzl/omvaFe4NqFktyMGdUWJeaOzJIZmEV/ViQ7nK8= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:73124 On Tue, 2 Sep 2025 19:35:24 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 02/09/2025 16:43, John McCue wrote: >> I ram across this long article. It is free to read for all: >> >> https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1035727/4837b0d3dccf1cbb/ >> >> The way I read it, the day may soon come 32 bit Linux will be >> sun-setted. I know if I was maintaining Linux I would also be looking >> to remove all 32 bit support. *But* as a user I will be a bit sad to >> see it go. >> > It's alive and well on ARM and likely to remain that way. Maybe. The OS selection in the Raspberry Pi Imager recommends the 64-bit Bookworm version although it does have 32-bit Bookworm and Bullseye options.