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 19:27:28 GMT Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: <10973al$j7f5$1@dont-email.me> <1097ddc$m2j0$5@dont-email.me> <1098v1n$11hv4$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net oTdZjZxtvtSHZQs7jrZ1SQsjrX7VQdSaem3C8fIgogbHkfkJC7 Cancel-Lock: sha1:Zf3RH9r42/eXcBqfz8AHgZ3uMXs= sha256:7zrOGDI98vtWARvT2i2NdKX9gL+5hwhJr1s+ClRZmts= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:73307 On Wed, 3 Sep 2025 09:42:31 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 03/09/2025 05:42, rbowman wrote: >> 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. >> > you cant run the 64 bit on early pis or zeros The oldest I have is a 3+. I figured there was a cutoff but didn't know where. The zero has it's uses but I doubt there are many sales of the earlier boards. The 4 remains popular because of the 5's increased power consumption and architectural changes. I don't know about Oranges and the other 'sort of' Pi boards. Between the older Unos, the Sense 33 with an Arm processor, the pis, the pico w, and pico 2 w, I have ample opportunities to confuse myself. I spent some quality time trying to troubleshoot a problem when I didn't look close enough and grabbed a Pico 2 W rather than a Pico W.