<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Could the preference for 32bit have anything to do with low(er)-RAM machines? A dual-core computer's performance is not appreciably different than a single-core computer's performance if RAM is <4 GB. Jordan <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/12/2016 04:28 AM, Dave Pearson wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:792509842.96322.c491b5b7-a78d-4b2c-9160-a564fbf0a81d.open-xchange@email.1and1.co.uk" type="cite"> <meta charset="UTF-8"> If we look purely at the numbers. I have been seeding the torrents for 16.04 since release. 32bit version has had 236GB of downloads 64bit version has had 160GB of downloads So from my seed at least,,the 32 bit version is very popular. I would say look at it again at 18.04.. but not just to drop it.. Dave Akxwi-dave <blockquote type="cite"> On 11 July 2016 at 19:23 Bryan Quigley <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bryan.quigley@canonical.com"><bryan.quigley@canonical.com></a> wrote: Hi Xubuntu 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. I have some survey results [2] that might help with planning. The general ideas are either: *Start Dropping i386 for Xubuntu now* A. Drop Xubuntu i386 ISO for 16.10 B. In addition to A, also block upgrades by dropping packages from i386 archive (say xfwm4, but that would need to wait for other derivs..). 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 Xubuntu for another 2+ years (up from 3 years). Thoughts? Bryan * You could consider any packages that are 100% specific to the Xubuntu flavor. I'll be reaching out to Mythbuntu and Ubuntu Studio separately. [1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-June/039420.html">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-June/039420.html</a> [2] The total results for Xubuntu (48 of the 300 responses - Second most responses). How long do you expect this machine to last? at least 1 year - 3 at least 3 years - 18 at least 5 years - 16 at least 7 years or more - 11 What would be the effect if support ended... (1 is no impact, 5 is significant impact) April 2019 (16.04 LTS support ends here for Xubuntu - 3 year LTS) 1 - 5 2 - 6 3 - 8 4 - 9 5 - 17 April 2021 1 - 10 2 - 8 3 - 12 4 - 8 5 - 7 April 2023 1 - 23 2 - 8 3 - 6 4 - 5 5 - 4 i386 - To be clear I mean any 32-bit x86 platform (usually AMD/Intel/VIA). -- xubuntu-devel mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel</a> </blockquote> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> </blockquote> </body> </html>