Dohnert from Black Lab Software had the great pleasure of informing us earlier today about the immediate availability of the Black Lab Linux Server 7 operating system. Ubuntu-Based Black Lab Linux Server 7 Is Certified to Run Juju on POWER8 and 64-bitĪfter introducing the Black Lab Appliance Server, Roberto J.
While x86_64 Intel/AMD hardware has been extremely common for quite some time, we continue to be amazed at the number of people still running an i686 Linux distribution on x86_64 hardware.Ĭru圎X 3.2 64-bit Linux Live OS Is Based on CRUX 3.2, LXDE, and Linux Kernel 4.3Įarlier today, November 25, we've been informed by Arne Exton, the developer of several GNU/Linux and Android-x86 distributions that are available for download right here on Softpedia, about the release and immediate availability for download of his Cru圎X 3.2 operating system. 64-bit Linux PerformanceĮvery year or two we run >32-bit vs. 64-bit Linux PerformanceUbuntu 16.04 LTS 32-bit vs. Today, June 28, 2016, Canonical's Dimitri John Ledkov laid down an example draft plan on how Canonical will deal with 32-bit (i386) support for upcoming Ubuntu Linux releases. Images are still being produced but likely for not much longer although the package archives are anticipated to remain.Ĭanonical Is Considering Dropping Support for 32-bit PCs After Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu Developers Continue Talks To Discontinue i386 & PowerPC Imagesĭiscussed today during the Ubuntu 17.04 Online Summit was the dwindling state of PowerPC (32-bit PPC) and i386 (x86 32-bit) support for Ubuntu and overall Linux for that matter. In a follow-up email to a discussion from May when Ubuntu Desktop team discussed the possibility of removal of the 32-bit (i386) installation images from the servers, developer Dimitri John Ledkov confirmed the decision today. Ubuntu Is Dropping 32-Bit Images, But the Rest of the Flavors Will Keep Them
With Ubuntu 17.10 discontinuing the 32-bit desktop ISOs, here is the last time it makes sense comparing the Ubuntu 32-bit (i686) versus x86_64 performance. Our Last Time Benchmarking Ubuntu 32-bit vs. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Server Edition Won't Ship with a 32-Bit ISOĬanonical engineer Josh Powers posted a message today on the ubuntu-server mailing list to confirm the removal of the 32-bit (i386) daily ISO images of Ubuntu Server starting with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.