Subj : [$] Fedora's i686 support gets a reprieve
To   : All
From : LWN.net
Date : Tue Jul 01 2025 06:40:08


A change
proposal to end support for 32-bit x86 (i686) applications on the
x86_64 architecture with the Fedora˙44 release has been withdrawn
after significant pushback. As proposed, the change could have
had a significant impact on gamers, compiler development, and the Bazzite project, which uses Fedora as a
base for a gaming-focused distribution. While i686 gets a reprieve for
now, the question still lingers: who is going to keep the necessary
i686 packages in working order when few upstream maintainers or
volunteer packagers care about the architecture?

https://lwn.net/Articles/1026917/
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