On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 08:20:55AM +0200, Damjan Jovanovic wrote:
There are no fundamental limitations to running x86 software on x86-64. The CPU supports it. The kernel supports it. Libraries can be built into 32 bit binaries. Compilers/linkers/assemblers support 32 bit. The problem is political: lazy distros aspiring to be Apple, that don't want to build 32 bit packages. The solution can also be political: use a distro that allows you to use your computer the way that you want.
Distro maintainers are not "lazy" because they made a decision to allocate their limited resources differently from how you would have. Please be respectful.
Andrew