Today, December 22, 2016, Canonical’s Steve Langasek informed the community of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system that support for 32-bit PPC (PowerPC) installation images will be dropped from Ubuntu 17.04 onwards.
The deprecation of 32-bit and PPC ISOs from Ubuntu was discussed last month by several Ubuntu developers during the Ubuntu Online Summit event, including Ubuntu MATE’s Martin Wimpress, which is now a Canonical employee as part of the Ubuntu Desktop Team, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone out there closely watching the Ubuntu scene.
“We thank the Linux PowerPC community for their support of Ubuntu over the years. However, efforts since UOS to identify participants for such community support going forward have led to the inevitable conclusion that the powerpc port in Ubuntu has reached the end of its useful lifespan,” said Steve Langasek on behalf of … (read more)
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