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Fedora 44 Looks To Drop i686 Support: No More Multi-Lib / x86 32-bit Packages
Fedora Linux for a while already stopped building i686 kernel releases and dropped their dedicated i686 repositories while now for the Fedora 44 release there is a proposal to take things further: finish gutting the i686 support
The main exception comes down to Steam and some games still being x86 32-bit although there is the option of using Flatpak packages or similar containerized solutions for those needing i686 software/apps. Doing away with the i686 architecture support in Fedora Linux is being promoted for decreasing the burden on package maintainers, release engineering, infrastructure, and users. About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience.
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