Xubuntu will stop providing 32-bit installation images from version 19.04
Ubuntu 17.10 and many other Linux distributions have stopped providing 32-bit installation images earlier this year. But one of them still insists on providing an image for the i386 architecture, which is Xubuntu, but now Xubuntu also decided to give up the 32-bit installation image.
Xubuntu and its lightweight Xfce desktop environment have continued to provide 32-bit installation images for those who wish to install this Linux distribution on older hardware. However, the Xubuntu development team now decided to move forward, so it gave up the build for 32-bit platforms. This decision will affect Xubuntu 19.04 and higher, but will not affect the current Xubuntu 18.04 LTS series.
The development team announced the decision today and said it was made after the team voted.
“This is an announcement that Xubuntu will no longer be shipping a 32-bit installation medium starting with Xubuntu 19.04. This decision comes after a team vote [1] that resulted in 6 of 10 members voting to remove the option, with no other votes posted.”
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