Ubuntu 16.04 Might Be The Distribution's Last 32-Bit Release

Come April 2016, Intel 32-bit users might be on their last, overdue leg for upgrading their distribution. 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 is considered. 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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