At first glance, Canonical dropping support for 32-bit Ubuntu Linux libraries looked to be interesting -- the end of an era -- but of no real importance. Then, Canonical announced that, beginning with ...

Ubuntu has since changed its mind and says it will continue to package select 32-bit libraries. See our post for more details. A leading Ubuntu developer has said it is “simply not the case” that ...

Canonical’s Ubuntu operating system is one of the biggest names in desktop GNU/Linux. But if you plan to play PC games on Linux, you might want to start looking around for a different Linux distro.

One of the things you often hear from fans of GNU/Linux is that Linux distributions can provide new life to old computers that aren’t powerful enough to run modern versions of Windows. But it seems ...

Canonical, the corporate entity behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has formally dropped support for the 32-bit release of its operating system - but that doesn't mean it won't be available for ...

Ubuntu’s 32-bit desktop installers will soon be a thing of the past. A mailing list post this week, spearheaded by a proposal from Canonical’s Dimitri John Ledkov, discussing how best to phase out ...