specifically. from the cited threads in the list. - Users who need support for i386 integrated natively into their OS can use Ubuntu 18.04 with security support until April 2023. - 18.04 can be run in a chroot or container on top of later Ubuntu releases until 2023 with security support from Canonical, or beyond that without. - 32-bit software distributed as snaps built with an 18.04-derived library runtime can reasonably[1] be expected to work on later releases of Ubuntu for the foreseeable future - Once we're past the point where security support is available for the libraries anyway, maybe there's no advantage anymore to having your 32-bit compat libraries managed via the packaging system either; so maybe you just make /lib/i386-linux-gnu a straight unpacked tarball of the libs you need, and no longer have to worry about the version-lockstep constraints of multiarch. On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 9:18 PM Matthew Crews wrote: > For those that haven't seen it, Ubuntu 19.10 and derivatives are going > to end official x86 32-bit support. This is not just the end of 32-bit > ISOs though; they are also removing ALL 32-bit packages from their repos. > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2019-June/000245.html > > This will have serious ramifications for those that use Ubuntu and want > to use 32-bit software, device drivers, and the like. > > For now the best options appear to be: > > 1. Run your software in a VM, chroot, snap, or container > 2. Stay on Ubuntu 18.04 or earlier and do not upgrade > 3. Use a different OS altogether. > > I'm opting to phase Ubuntu out completely personally. > > -Matt > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen