Phasing out i686 support
@whm1974 wrote: Yes but wouldn’t a router be cheaper to run and be smaller then an old re-purposed 32-bit system? I really don’t see any point for using 32-bit x86 systems in 2017. Read full topic
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@eugen-b wrote: You are right, even smart people do stupid things sometimes. Read full topic
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@mocambo wrote: The one of reasons to have 64-bit I see is to succumb to the producers pressure to earn to them more billions. And that happens if you let others to think on behalf yourself. I can do...
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@eugen-b wrote: It depends. Some machines allow to upgrade the CPU. I posessed a Thinkpad T60 and upgraded the CPU to a 64bit one for just 5 Euros. But I don’t know of any notebooks nowadays which...
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Phasing out i686 support
@jonathon wrote: whm1974: wouldn’t a router be cheaper to run and be smaller then an old re-purposed 32-bit system? Running a full distro on a netbook gives me full control over my network, built-in...
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@GrayJack wrote: Use DragonFlyBSD as they always try to support the max number or architects possible :3 Read full topic
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@SamwiseFilmore wrote: Is it possible to install Manjaro i686 and then switch to that upstream once it’s kicked off? I assume so, but how would one go about doing that? Read full topic
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@thefallenrat wrote: SamwiseFilmore: Is it possible to install Manjaro i686 and then switch to that upstream once it’s kicked off? I assume so, but how would one go about doing that? Just replace your...
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@stephane wrote: DragonFly BSD is 64-bit only, as announced during the 3.8 release. Read full topic
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@whm1974 wrote: So if this keeps up, there will be no support for 32-bit 686 systems left. Read full topic
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@Strit wrote: To be fair, i686 is very old, and x86_64 has been the standard for over 10 years now. Read full topic
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@GrayJack wrote: Sorry, I was messing up with dragonfryBSD today and confused the proper names, I meant openBSD, that have, like, 10 architectures support. For 32 bits, freeBSD and netBSD still are...
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Phasing out i686 support
@GrayJack wrote: Don’t talk like that so close to my i686 machines, they don’t like to feel old!! Read full topic
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@whm1974 wrote: Strit: To be fair, i686 is very old, and x86_64 has been the standard for over 10 years now. Yeah and it surprises me that so many 32-bit machines are still in use. Read full topic
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@azadian wrote: We know 64-bit needs more RAM, but is it any faster? Read full topic
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@whm1974 wrote: Depends. Some things are, which why RISC based Unix systems from Sun, SGI, etc went 64-bit during the early very 90’s long before x86 did. Read full topic
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@stephane wrote: cpu & motherboard 64bits give you better access on address disks ( lba 48 bits --> 64 bits ) better memory more than 4Gb , memory is faster every year better videos colors (...
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@mocambo wrote: This is not enough reason to upgrade if something just looks old fashioned. I catch many wondered glances if I bring out my old 32-bit laptop with 4:3 screen. After letting them to try...
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@linuxtopia wrote: So when arch32 project arrives then we can change Manjaro repos to arch32 ones? Read full topic
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@mocambo wrote: Changing repos in detail from Archlinux32 page: Put any mirror from our mirrolist into /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist. Execute pacman -Syy archlinux32-keyring-transition to install our...
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@jonathon wrote: Okies, this has gone beyond an #announcements topic (which I know I didn’t help either…). I’ll close this one now. To discuss options, migrations, etc. let’s start a fresh topic in...
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