Linux 7.1 Expected to Begin Removing I486 CPU Support
rbanffy
17 points
6 comments
April 05, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
msla
Well, that leaves the Pentium family, doesn't it? I wonder how far we are from the removal of all 32-bit x86 support from the mainline Linux kernel.
MarsIronPI
I'm sad because I have an OLPC XO-1, which is i586 and I suspect that it's next on the chopping block.