alt Hacker NewsI'm heartened that recent Linux kernels in 2026 can still target i386 systems!
Between i486, i586 and i686 there's been a steady drumbeat of Linux distros and kernel itself deprecating support
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ranger_danger • yesterday at 10:37 PM
> Linux kernels in 2026 can still target i386 systems!
No, they cannot. 386 support was dropped in 2012 and 486 was dropped in 2026, including some third-party 586/686 vendors as well.
https://pcper.com/2026/05/first-i486-support-now-linux-aband...
setopt • yesterday at 5:51 PM
I’m curious, are you running i386 devices or more philosophically opposed to deprecation?
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Didn't mainline Linux drop i386 in like 2012? Wild it still functions tbh