[size=1em]MS said: Believeitornot, there is still one active 32-bit computer somewhere in my vicinity. Long story short, what kind of distro would you recommend for a 32-bit machine?
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[member=8170]MS[/member]
Try LL 3.8 32-bit, the last version in series 3 that has 32-bit - it's good till sometime in 2021. I still use it from time-to-time & it works well. Using a Debian base, rather than an Ubuntu one for LL, would prolong 32-bit in LL beyond 2021, but I'm sure Jerry has good reasons for not doing this, e.g. Debian is not quite so beginner-friendly as Ubuntu.
Have a good Christmas Day!
Cheers
Mike
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[member=8170]MS[/member]
Try LL 3.8 32-bit, the last version in series 3 that has 32-bit - it's good till sometime in 2021. I still use it from time-to-time & it works well. Using a Debian base, rather than an Ubuntu one for LL, would prolong 32-bit in LL beyond 2021, but I'm sure Jerry has good reasons for not doing this, e.g. Debian is not quite so beginner-friendly as Ubuntu.
Have a good Christmas Day!
Cheers
Mike
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung[i] netbook) installed in [i]Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ Arm710@1.2GHz - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ i3-3110M@2.4GHz - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom N455@1.66GHz - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel T3200@2.0GHz - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel T7100@1.8GHz - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ Arm710@1.2GHz - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ i3-3110M@2.4GHz - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom N455@1.66GHz - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel T3200@2.0GHz - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel T7100@1.8GHz - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work