Ask HN: Running x86 in 2022

1 points by widforss 4y ago ↗ HN

I have a stove of old laptops that I use for various projects. I just came about re-installing one of them, and one of the few Linux distro releases I came across that supported x86 was Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS, which is only supported until April this year.

I guess there are more operator-intensive distros out there that I could use, but this question is about install-update-and-leave-it situations. I should note that these machines are most often connected to the Internet, so it is in my interest to use a supported version.

What is the best solution for running x86 forward? Or is it time to throw away the old rust?

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detaro 4y ago ↗

Debian still supports 32bit, as does a bunch of distros based on it. not sure what you mean by "more operator-intensive distros"?

widforss 4y ago ↗

I had Arch and Gentoo in mind :)

Ah, true, those of course do too. But plain Debian or something slim based on it like AntiX or Linux Mint Debian Edition would be my pick.