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minus-squarebarnaclebutt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 hours agoFinding 32 bit libraries hasn’t been a problem with any package manager I’ve ever used in Linux for a long time. This isn’t a problem for any modern distribution.
minus-squareunrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoIt’s not a problem for users, it is a problem for maintainers: https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-44-will-not-lose-32-bit-software/ Nowadays there is basically no reason for mainstream distros to have to maintain 32-bit libraries and dependencies… Except steam.
Finding 32 bit libraries hasn’t been a problem with any package manager I’ve ever used in Linux for a long time. This isn’t a problem for any modern distribution.
It’s not a problem for users, it is a problem for maintainers: https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-44-will-not-lose-32-bit-software/
Nowadays there is basically no reason for mainstream distros to have to maintain 32-bit libraries and dependencies… Except steam.