[ubuntu-mythtv] i386 EOL plans for Mythbuntu?

[Thomas Mashos]

Hello Brian,

We already don't ship ISOs for non-LTS releases, so I see this as 2
questions.

1) Whether we want to have an 32-bit ISO for 18.04
2) What to do regarding packages for 16.10.

Regarding #2, I'd like to wait and see what Ubuntu does for 16.10. I'd also
like to check if the MythTV smolt data contains information on if the CPUs
have 64-bit support.

For #1, the answer may be a little easier. I'm leaning toward dropping ISOs
completely pending my move to snap packaging. I've thought the concept of
snaps made the most sense for MythTV since they came about a few years ago.
Ideally, I'd like to be able to say "install snappy core, then install the
mythtv snap" although I understand it won't be quite that simple.



On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 11:47 AM Bryan Quigley <bryan.quigley at canonical.com>
wrote:

> Hi Mythbuntu team,
>
> 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.
>
> The general ideas are either:
> *Start Dropping i386 for Mythbuntu now*
> A. Drop Mythbuntu i386 ISO for 16.10
> B. In addition to A, also block upgrades by dropping packages from
> i386 archive (say mythtv).
>
> Some Pros:  Halves the test cases you need to go through.   Reduces
> bandwidth usage and makes it more obvious for new users what to
> download.  (Read other thread for some others)
>
> *Wait until after 18.04 and then reconsider dropping i386*
>
> Pros:  Maintain older hardware running Mythbuntu for another 2+
> years (up from 3 years).
>
> Thoughts?
> Bryan
>
> * You could consider any packages that are 100% specific to the
> Mythbuntu flavor.
>
> [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-June/039420.html
>
> i386 - To be clear I mean any 32-bit x86 platform (usually AMD/Intel/VIA).
>
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