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On 2024-12-15, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:06:50 -0500, Joel wrote:
>
>> I have to reboot for most updates with Debian, I just put it off till I
>> feel like doing it, then do it, boot up again, boom.  It's a minor
>> concern, really, I'm not going for uptime as much as I am having the
>> best distro, and Debian seems to be it.
>
> I'm still running 32-bit Bullseye on that machine and it doesn't get much 
> love. I don't think Bookworm even has a 32-bit option. Long story but I 
> had to do 32-bit builds and that became increasingly painful on 64-bit 
> distros.

32-bit Bookworm is available. A couple weeks ago I updated a 2006 Dell 
Latitude D420 (Core Solo, 32-bit) Debian machine to Bookworm. No particular 
reason, I did it just to see if it could be done.

https://www.debian.org/distrib/

You used to be able to find 32-bit live USB .ISOs more easily. I think 
they're still available but not "officially."

-- 
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what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien