Hi all, >From the thread on Ubuntu-devel/discuss [1] I'm going to start conversations with each flavor on what their plans are for i386 in the 18.04 timeframe. Also see the survey [2] results to get a rough idea of the impact.
The general ideas are: A. Drop kubuntu i386 ISO for 16.10 and drop some packages from the i386 archive - like kwin/kwayland*. B. Just drop kubuntu i386 ISO for 16.10. C. Keep everything as is for 18.04, and then consider dropping i386 in 18.10 timeframe. Thoughts? Bryan * You could consider any packages that are 100% specific to the Kubuntu flavor. [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-June/039420.html [2] These results are Kubuntu specific (22 of the 300 responses). Given the lower response rate I would guess that less Kubuntu users use i386 to begin with. Over half of the Kubuntu responses are from 64-bit capable machines but using i386 due to memory or other constraints. How long do you expect this machine to last? at least 1 year - 3 at least 3 years - 11 at least 5 years - 5 at least 7 years - 3 What would be the effect if support ended... (1 is no impact, 5 is significant impact) April 2019 (16.04 LTS support ends here for Kubuntu - 3 year LTS) 1 - 7 2 - 3 3 - 3 4 - 3 5 - 5 April 2021 1 - 12 3 - 3 4 - 2 5 - 2 April 2023 1 - 13 2 - 4 3 - 2 -- kubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
