On Tue, 8 Sep 2026 21:23:51 +0200 Bastian Blank <[email protected]> wrote:
> So you also don't understand what the scope of the remaining Debian > i386 distribution is. Not only does it not have a kernel, it is also > not supported on 32bit hardware, but requires x86-64-v1, the same as > amd64. Since real 32-bit hardware is not a supported use-case, an untested and unknown number of things should fail, but in practice the current packaging is *very close* to a complete usable system. I have talked to one person who has been successfully using a 32-bit netbook by starting with the last supported version and updating packages.list to pull kernels from the Linux Libre project and most other packages from stable (and even testing). > We waited for years for people to come up with a plan for a new x86-32 > capable architecture, but nothing showed up. So while people talked > about it on several occasions, noone was able to get something > started. Things can proceed at whatever rate people find they have a personal itch to scratch (or don't), but thanks for reminding me to consider the y2038 issue if I start recompiling lower-baseline packages for my own use. ~ Timothy
