08-14-2017, 05:15 PM
32 bit support for Deb Jessie will be around until at least 2020. That's not to say it won't continue well beyond that point. Unfortunately this is not the case for Deb Stretch. For the average user I wouldn't count on 32 bit support beyond five years from now for Deb based DEs of any ilk. This does not mean 32bit will not still be around as there are some specialized necessary uses for only 32 bit. 32 bit machines will still be able to find OSs to run, but Deb security support will formally end for Jessie in 2020. The Ubuntu window is shorter for some older hardware because the LTS is Deb Stretch based.The next stable branch of Deb will probably end 32 bit development and support in Ubuntu completely though a 32 bit spin off may still occur in say for instance Lubuntu though I doubt Xubuntu.
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