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Steam Will End Windows 32-bit OS Support Next Year - Hopefully Linux Follows (www.phoronix.com)
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[-] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Finding 32 bit libraries hasn't been a problem with any package manager I've ever used in Linux for a long time. This isn't a problem for any modern distribution.

[-] unrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

It's not a problem for users, it is a problem for maintainers: https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-44-will-not-lose-32-bit-software/

Nowadays there is basically no reason for mainstream distros to have to maintain 32-bit libraries and dependencies... Except steam.

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