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[–] i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

i686 is a 32-bit architecture introduced in 1995. 32-bit is still supported.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yes, but the architectures they are dropping are older 32-bit ones. That's why I said support is "dying", not "dead".

The changelog itself notes that this is about 32-bit support:

Debian's support for 32-bit PC (known as the Debian architecture i386) now no longer covers any i586 processor.