Chakra drops support for i686

Chakra , one of the best pro-KDE distributions , is abandoning support for i686 (32-bit) processors to focus all its efforts on x86_64 (64-bit) processors due to the latter's boom in the market.

Due to the increasing prevalence of 32-bit processors, fewer and fewer (test) users of this distribution are using 32-bit systems, making support more difficult. Therefore, the next logical step in Chakra 's evolution , according to its developers, is to definitively abandon this platform, as other distributions already provide support for it.

For the next 2-3 months, Chakra users will receive all bug fixes and security updates. After that, the i686 repositories and their mirrors will be maintained indefinitely, but without support.

You can see the official statement (in English) at this link.


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