All,
The Beta release of the 32-bit (i686) Architecture of CentOS-7 (1503) is
currently on build logs.
Right now, only the boot.iso is available, but after some testing from
the users here with feedback, we can spin another tree with fixes and
actual installer isos.
http://buildlogs.centos.org/centos/7/os/i386/
updates are also here:
http://buildlogs.centos.org/centos/7/updates/i386/
Current known issues are:
1. If installing on a QEMU (kvm) i386 VM, you must modify the VM cpu to
use "copy host cpu"
http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=8748
2. The gnome desktop will not exit or log out from the menu.
http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=8834
Some Cloud providers actually prefer the 32-bit OS because they can squeeze more performance out of less memory... at least with CentOS 6.x.
In case you ever tried to run Linux (and then, software applications on top of it) on PowerPC or Sparc, then you'll understand that working with a deprecated distribution on a deprecated architecture leaves you on your own. Support disappears quicker than you can say "Sun Micro-who?"
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3089...ons-will-soon-stop-supporting-32-bit-pcs.html
It's not the end of i386 completely, yet, but the warning shots were fired long ago and now they're even printing it in the news.
CentOS-7 updates until June 30, 2024
What is the support ''end of life'' for each CentOS release?
Code:CentOS-7 updates until June 30, 2024
Great. Now tell me about the 32-bit support plan for all of those libraries and apps that go into an Incredible PBX system.
I don't know. What uses arm32?
If there's still hardware being produced that uses that architecture, and it's not completely obscure, you should be good to go for a while.
The reason that distributions and applications are going to start dropping i386 support is that desktop, laptop, and server manufacturers aren't shipping machines with 32-bit processors anymore. A brief Google search told me that the last 32-bit chip from Intel was the Pentium 4. So it's been a while.
Springdale Linux (SDL) / Formerly known as PUIAS Linux
Introduction
This project was started long before CentOS or other projects were available. Even if you do not install the core distribution, the Addons, Computational and Unsupported repositories may be of use to you. The Addons repository contains additional packages not included in a stock Red Hat distribution. The Computational repository also includes additional packages, however, these packages are specific to scientific computing. The Unsupported repository is a place where one time packages are put, they are unsupported and may change frequently.
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