X86 architecture

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I have heard people telling that if you are using 32 bit, it is time to change. Is it true? Do I not get 32 bit for Ubuntu? I do not see x86 with lts support. Can I get medium specification 32 bit distro in buntu?

I'm not sure what you are really asking. I have a x86 machine running Lubuntu 19.04 but it's specs mean I wouldn't want to run GNOME on 19.04. There were options to install x86/i686 (32 bit) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS even though the desktop ISO was not available (flavors did support x86/i686/32-bit). Xubuntu & Lubuntu produced ISOs up to and including 18.10 but stopped that architecture Dec-2018. So yes x86/i686/32-bit is still supported, but it's support has fewer options, and with few people using it, the support (particularly install options) have reduced. but you can still upgrade for now. — guiverc, Apr 08 '19 at 08:26
Sorry sir for my English, but I cannot find latest Ubuntu x86 support. So I may not get LTS edition? — Haard, Apr 08 '19 at 08:32
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (desktop) is an example of what is no longer offered. Yes you can do-release-upgrade from 17.10 or 16.04 LTS, but the x86 (32-bit) ISO is not available for install of the desktop. Most Ubuntu flavors however offered a 32bit desktop (eg. Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu-MATE, Kubuntu etc https://www.ubuntu.com/download/flavours), or you could still do a x86/i686/32-but network install (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/18.04/). It's still supported, but you have fewer options for install (ie. you can use the network installer to build your own desktop if you really want gnome) — guiverc, Apr 08 '19 at 08:49
Possible duplicate of Is there a 32-bit version of Ubuntu 18.04 desktop? This duplicate candidate provides even more 32-bit options than the main duplicate candidate. — WinEunuuchs2Unix, Apr 08 '19 at 09:05

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 08 '19 at 08:59

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS still supports x86 (i686/32-bit) however it has fewer install options.

The main GNOME desktop is not available as a ISO for example, but if you were using x86 (32-bit) 17.10 or 16.04 LTS (Unity), you can still do-release-upgrade to it.

You can still install using the network installer (and thus build a GNOME desktop should you really want it), downloads available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/18.04/

Official flavors however still support x86/i686/32-bit for 18.04 LTS and can be downloaded from https://www.ubuntu.com/download/flavours

Clicking on the Lubuntu option you'll eventually get to this page where that flavor can be downloaded in x86/i686/32-bit

Note: I'm using Lubuntu only as an example - most (if not all) other flavors also supported 32-bit at 18.04, and Lubuntu & Xubuntu also supported installing x86 for 18.10 installs

X86 architecture

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