Kali Linux Phases Out Obsolete 32-bit Architecture
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The era of the i386 architecture is coming to an end in Kali Linux. Starting this week, support for i386 is being significantly reduced: the i386 kernel and images are being discontinued. This means no more new releases or images for the 32-bit architecture.
Before you get worried, let us reassure you—everything is perfectly fine and this change was completely expected. In fact, Kali was one of the last holdouts that supported the old x86 architecture. To make things clearer, let’s shed some light on the terminology...
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Kali Linux Bids Adieu To 32-Bit Builds
386, or IA-32, is the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture (ISA), which has been around since 1985 when Intel introduced the 80386 microprocessor. It was at the forefront of personal computing for many decades, before 64-bit computing became mainstream.
Over the years, many Linux distributions have moved away from i386/32-bit builds owing to its outdated state considering everyone has 64-bit hardware now, and it appears Kali Linux has joined that club as well.