Ubuntu 16.04 Might Be The Distribution's Last 32-Bit Release
"Ubuntu contributor Bryan Quigley is considering a proposal to make Ubuntu 16.04 LTS the last release of Ubuntu with 32-bit installation images.
Come April 2016, Intel 32-bit users might be on their last, overdue leg for upgrading their distribution. Quigley is considering a proposal to kill off the 32-bit install (ISO) images after that point while support for 32-bit applications on 64-bit Ubuntu would still be supported. The proposal would only involve Intel/AMD x86 with 32-bit ARM being unaffected given that 32-bit ARM is still very common to devices. "
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Cheers, Peter
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 09:18:57AM +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
The proposal would only involve Intel/AMD x86 with 32-bit ARM being unaffected given that 32-bit ARM is still very common to devices. "
Does anyone know if one can even purchase 64-bit ARM hardware at a resonable price? (I.e. I would say "32-bit ARM is still very common" is a collosal understatement of its current ubiquity amongst extant ARM hardware.)
Cheers Michael.
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 09:18:57AM +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
The proposal would only involve Intel/AMD x86 with 32-bit ARM being unaffected given that 32-bit ARM is still very common to devices. "
Does anyone know if one can even purchase 64-bit ARM hardware at a resonable price? (I.e. I would say "32-bit ARM is still very common" is a collosal understatement of its current ubiquity amongst extant ARM hardware.)
There seem be Opteron dev kits shipping: http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2014/07/31/amd-opteron-64-bit-ar...
HTC Desire 510 (with Snapdragon 410 chip) http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/08/first-64-bit-android-phone-has-no-64-...
Cheers, Peter
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:11:46AM +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
Does anyone know if one can even purchase 64-bit ARM hardware at a resonable price? (I.e. I would say "32-bit ARM is still very common" is a collosal understatement of its current ubiquity amongst extant ARM hardware.)
There seem be Opteron dev kits shipping: http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2014/07/31/amd-opteron-64-bit-ar...
At an outrageous price for a development kit. I seem to remember it was approximately $3000 to pre-order one of these when it was originally announced.
HTC Desire 510 (with Snapdragon 410 chip) http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/08/first-64-bit-android-phone-has-no-64-...
A quick search of the qualcom website did not reveal a development kit which is what I would be most interested in. But, yes, the snapdragons are certainly one to keep an eye on for 64 bit ARM.
Cheers Michael.
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