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Fedora 44 Looks to Drop I686 Support: No More Mult...
I have somehow never seen the term I686 before
For anyone else, this refers to 32 bit Pentium 2/3/Pro architecture
Tsiklon
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In the Linux space it’s used more broadly as shorthand for software built for 32bit only x86 platforms inclusive of P4, and early “Core” branded processors
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For anyone else, this refers to 32 bit Pentium 2/3/Pro architecture