Most Linux distributions have left 32-bit x86 behind, but there are still a few great options for your old PC.

Firefox 144 will be the last for 32-bit Linux – and when Firefox ESR 140 expires next year, older systems will be completely ...

So it seems a bit ironic, but not totally surprising, that one major Linux distro is looking to end support for 32-bit processors.

Linux 32-bit support is going away. According to developers, it's too much hassle to support, for a decreasing numbers of users. “I know some people passionately enjoy their old 32-bit hardware ...

Gradually, distributions such as dumped it, as well. Then, decided to boot 32-bit Linux out of Ubuntu, and people threw a fit. Canonical backed off and returned some 32-bit Linux libraries.

Arch Linux is just the first to stop offering a 32-bit (or i686) version; expect other mainstream Linux desktop distributions to follow suit.

Microsoft ended support for the Chromium-based Edge at the start of 2023. In July 2023, Mozilla said Firefox 115 ESR would ...

Google released Chrome 47 this week and announced that it will end Chrome support for older, 32-bit Linux distributions early next year.

In an era where even budget smartphones are shipping with 64-bit processors, many Linux distributions have at this point decided 32-bit CPUs weren’t worth their time.