#Linux mint system requirements 32 bit install#
Fortunately cooler heads prevailed and Ubuntu continues to support some 32-bit packages (and thus 32-bit software) on their 64-bit distro.Īnd you can easily have a 64-bit clean install by simply not installing any 32-bit debs.
Choose the right edition I’d say go for the MATE version if in doubt, especially if you’ve got less than 2GB of RAM. The controversy wasn't that Ubuntu was dropping 32-bit ISOs, but rather Ubuntu wanted to drop all 32-bit packages entirely, which was a bit silly at the time. Answer (1 of 2): It is possible to choose from 3 different variants, just using differing desktop environments. There was a lot of FUD circulating back when Ubuntu wanted to drop 32-bit support.
I expect Mint, like Ubuntu, will continue to do the same thing. Operating System is the major version of Linux Mint, Cinnamon Version is the version of the Cinnamon desktop environment, and Linux Kernel is the version of the Linux kernel you have installed. Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors). Fedora and RHEL/CentOS have been 64-bit only for years now, but have a selection of 32-bit rpms that can be installed to support older binaries, or special programs like Wine. The first three entries in the system information window show the operating system version numbers. System Requirements x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Dropping support entirely for 32-bit binaries and libraries, on the other hand, could be troublesome for some users who run Wine. A 64-bit kernel on supported hardware can run both 32-bit and 64-bit binaries. Dropping 32-bit ISOs and 32-bit kernels is totally fine, and no one would argue against that and hardly anyone uses them.
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