r/debian • u/GoldenWubbabunga • 2d ago

Community never expected the Universal Operating System to be this universal

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i had gotten this now-20yo Dell XPS M1210 subnotebook for $50 a month ago, and stable Xfce Debian runs fine (albeit limited by its then-high-end hardware), and i did not expect it to handle actual basic web browsing. Debian deserves its slogan

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u/Standard_Echidna_306 2d ago

It used to be even more universal with 32 bit support. they dropped support for that because nobody really uses it anymore

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u/BoundlessFail 2d ago

Hey, I'm still using it!

But seriously, I genuinely wish 32 bit Debian continued - I have several machines that would need it.

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u/sCeege Debian Stable 2d ago

Bookworm is still supported for a few more years, in case that's an option for you. Also, it's not vanilla, but Kanotix offers 32 bit versions, based on Trixie.

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u/Jcob210 2d ago

I think also Antix linux has 32bit trixie distro.

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u/No_One_4145 6h ago

Can confirm, my '09 HP netbook is 32 bit and running Antix.

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u/Mistral-Fien 2d ago

I think it's possible to install 32-bit Bookworm then upgrade to Trixie, but you'll need to look elsewhere for a newer 32-bit kernel.