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johnraff

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32 bit support will end with BunsenLabs Boron

Debian - on which BunsenLabs is based - have dropped 32 bit kernels, installers and iso images from the current stable Trixie release.

BunsenLabs will be forced to do likewise, and the upcoming Carbon release will have no 32 bit iso images, or 32bit package repositories.

Users with 32 bit machines can continue to use BunsenLabs Boron for as long as Debian Long Term Support for Bookworm continues, which is expected to be until June 30, 2028:
https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Previous discussion:
https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 48#p140748

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ciko2283

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Re: 32 bit support will end with BunsenLabs Boron

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Gaucho

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Re: 32 bit support will end with BunsenLabs Boron

^ That drive has seen some sh**. Scarred for life by systemd or something.

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Re: 32 bit support will end with BunsenLabs Boron

^ That drive has seen some sh**. Scarred for life by systemd or something.

Oh definitely

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Nili

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Re: 32 bit support will end with BunsenLabs Boron

█▬▬ Master ready

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fdg2018

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Re: 32 bit support will end with BunsenLabs Boron

I wonder how many 32-bit processors in personal computers (incl. necessary peripherals like the sockets/mainboards) are still alive today... they stopped producing that stuff around 20 years ago, right?

Last edited by fdg2018 (2026-02-14 23:05:10)

grubernd

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Re: 32 bit support will end with BunsenLabs Boron

Just make sure to plug that USB drive into a computer every now and then. Even better if you rewrite the image, too. Flash memory needs regular power refreshes. Since you never know the quality or the usage the drive has seen, there is no general number to go by.

grubernd

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Re: 32 bit support will end with BunsenLabs Boron

I wonder how many 32-bit processors in personal computers (incl. necessary peripherals like the sockets/mainboards) are still alive today... they stopped producing that stuff around 20 years ago, right?

My 2008 netbook with an Atom N270 CPU is still going strong, also thanks to BunsenLabs.
I mostly use it as an interactive mobile data-logger where a powerloss won't be critical since even the replacement battery is long dead.

Funny story: that machine made me a Linux user after the "Windows 7 Compatibility Test" utility by MS ran for an hour in 2011 and then concluded the machine was not fit for W7. Got myself an Ubuntu image, installed it and the rest is history.

Haven't tried to power up my Pentium II 400 board in a while, might be a good idea.