ARM64 vs AMD64

[Grizzly]

09 November 2020  at 17:41, Liam Proven wrote:
Re: ARM64 vs AMD64 (at least in part)

>On Mon, 9 Nov 2020 at 14:41, Grizzly via ubuntu-users
><ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

>> Always have had (at least) one (more for LTS versions) box running the daily
>> release iso,

>Why? I'm just curious.

Why what, why run the next version, or why run more boxes with next LTS? I 
admit that since the move to Gnome from Unity (ok Unity is sort of still 
possible) I guess I want to get used to it before I need to have it, and maybe 
see whats new, I do like 16.04 and will miss it when support stops, not that I 
need to stop using, I think I have a 14.04.5 somewhere

>> over time the number will drop as the spec required goes up :-<)

>What number?

I'd say half my flock will not get to 20.04, moving forward who can tell, min 
Ram has doubled 

>> my fav carry around Netbook is stuck on 18.04.5 as it's 32bit, runs great and
>> have 3 more years (support) to enjoy it, I still run 16.04.6 on one box (until
>> next April)
>
>OK. I kinda wish I'd left my main 16.04 workhorse on that and not
>upgraded to 18.04 until I needed to, to be fair. I got nothing I
>needed, it got slower, needed a lot of manual coaxing, and  I have a
>copy of GNOME I don't want and can't uninstall.

I made that move (on Netbook) to see "if" it would work, and hoped that 18.04 
to 20.04 would also work (WRONG) I'm slowly getting the boxes with non-LTS 
versions to either an LTS release or the latest (supported ) non-LTS, I have 
very slow broadband so it takes time

>But there are other 32-bit distros.
>Debian, Arch, Slackware, all support x86.-32.
>For mainstream graphical desktops, Mageia and Raspberry Pi Desktop both do.
>I think LMDE does, as well.
>In more niche distros, there are many, but I have a box running MX
>Linux, for instance.

>> Even PuppyLinux has gone 64bit only

And Tails also 64 only since v3.xx ;-<)

>Has it? Since when? 

I think it went 64 only when Ubunto went the same way,  i.e. BionicPup was last 
that could be 32bit and that works well

>I thought it died and was shut down years ago. The
>website has even gone AFAICS.

No it's still here

http://puppylinux.com/

Given that Puppy is based on LTS versions of Ubuntu, (RaspPup ?)  new versions 
are only every two years 

Ubuntu Focal 64		x86_64 64-bit	FossaPup64 9.5
Raspbian Buster		armhf 32-bit		Raspup 8.2.1
Ubuntu Bionic		x86 32-bit		BionicPup32 8.0
Ubuntu Bionic 64	x86_64 64-bit	BionicPup64 8.0
Ubuntu Xenial		x86 32-bit		XenialPup 7.5
Ubuntu Xenial 64	x86_64 64-bit	XenialPup64 7.5
Slackware 14.1		x86 32-bit		SlackoPuppy 6.3.2
Slackware64 14.1		x86_64 64-bit	Slacko64Puppy 6.3.2
Ubuntu Trusty		x86 32-bit		Tahrpup 6.0.5
Ubuntu Trusty 64	x86_64 64-bit	Tahrpup64 6.0.5