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Questions tagged [32-bit]

Questions about the 32-bit architecture also known as x86 , the common processor for netbooks and old computers.

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Can I install Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu 32 bit?

Is it possible to install VS Code on 32 bit ubuntu machine? if yes please provide the steps.
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What will happen to i386 software since Ubuntu will drop support to i386 ISOs?

it has come to my attention that Ubuntu will drop i386 desktop images. so i'm wondering what will happen to software of the same(i386) architecture.
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What is the difference between machine, processor and hardware platform?

I was just going through uname and found that -m and -p gave same result, but -i returns a different result. What is the difference between i686 and i386 ? $ uname -mpi gives i686 i686 i386.
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Move apps and configurations from 64-bit to 32-bit

I have Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit with a bunch of apps and configurations. I want to move all that to another computer with a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit. Is this possible? Can I simply use TimeShift?
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X86 architecture

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?
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Which Ubuntu ver to run from DVD for 32 bit old PC?

Need urgently to run Ubuntu from DVD on an old 32-bit PC with a major Windows failure to save my files and get them to a new and safe system ASAP. Got the 64 bit by mistake and no matter how much I checked I seem not to be able to figure which…
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Installed 32 bit

so I am kind of new to the UBuntu thing and I installed 32 bit instead of 64 bit ( my pc has 8gb of ram , but did not realize that at the time) . My question is should I re-install the 64-bit or live it like this?
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Which 14.04 distro for Core2 Duo with 4 GB RAM? 32 bit?

So, does my 6-yr old Core-2 Duo 32-bit processor system work best with the 32-bit distro, or will the 64 bit version work?
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How to make Machinarium work again?

I am on Ubuntu 12.04 (64b) and bought Machinarium a while ago. I played with no problems for some days and wanted to play again today. However, when I tried to play, I got this error: ./Machinarium: error while loading shared libraries:…
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Download link for ubuntu 32-bit

ubuntu download link for 32-bit I do not find a link to download the latest version of ubuntu 32-bit, please help me! I want to install ubuntu on my PC.
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how can I get Ubuntu 32-bit? It seems you can no longer get it off the Ubuntu website

I am trying to get Ubuntu 32 bit because the computer i am putting it on has 2 GB of RAM. I can no longer find the 32 bit download on Ubuntu's website. Can someone help me? Link or instruction how to get to the 32 bit download.
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32 bit program won't install but dependencies are satisfied

Trying to install a 32 bit .deb on Kubuntu 15.10 but it says dependency problems. Despite this, all the programs listed are installed, in both 64 bit and i386. Any ideas? pkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of sense:i386: sense:i386…
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Replacing Windows 7 64 bit with Ubuntu 32 bit

I have an old laptop with 1.5gb RAM and am running Windows 7 64-bit. It is slow. Can I replace this with Ubunut 32-bit or are there problems ie do I need to install Ubuntu 64-bit?Thanks
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main i386 Packages

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 and it seems that these packages are not installed. How can I install them as I need them for an application ? Err http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages 404 Not Found
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How to get easy tether to install on samsung chromebook 2 in ubuntu which was installed using crouton?

When trying to install easytether, I get a wrong architecture 'i386' message. Is there a way to get this to install?
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