In 2016, the times when most computers used a 32-bit processor are far behind. Now, the most common is to use a 64-bit computer, something that has been reflected in a survey conducted down the middle OMG! Ubuntu !: to the question "What Ubuntu architecture do you use in your main operating system?", The 92.09% answered that they used a 64-bit Ubuntu, 7.4% a version of Ubuntu 32-bits and the remaining 0.51% is distributed between ARM and PPC versions.
The same medium is responsible for recalling a similar survey that they did in 2010 whose results said that "only", in quotation marks, 52% of computers they used a 64-bit version of Ubuntu. It was around this time that 64-bit computers began to dominate the market and now it is not easy to find a medium-resource computer that does not use that architecture.
Does a 32-bit version of Ubuntu make sense?
This is a debate that has been going on since Canonical asked the same question. Ubuntu 16.04.1 is still available for 32-bit computers, but sooner or later it will stop being so. Considering that Ubuntu 32-bit is only used in less than 1 in 10 cases, it may not be worth the work for developers. Of course, I am sure that there will be many users who do not agree with this statement.
In any case, I have always thought that Unity It caused the performance of the Canonical-developed operating system to plummet and that is one of the reasons I have rarely used the standard version of Ubuntu in recent years. For resource-limited 32-bit computers, I would recommend flavors like Ubuntu MATE, a version that I have actually used again on my 64-bit laptop.
What do you think? Do you use 32-bit Ubuntu on your computer?
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Unity is a devourer.
What a big crap Ubuntu. Subject to the whims of Canonical's berreta company. When you adapt to something, it takes it out. That is why for a long time it has not been the most used Linux distribution.
I have used Unity for several years, I liked the use of the left slash. But it is a complicated system to carry, my friends get lost when using it, the dash is complicated, few options and badly placed, and options that you never use, not to mention online searches, worse still, in the end I have switched to Ubuntu Mate , I can change to 6 different desktops and a multitude of options, it eats fewer resources and is more intuitive. Its community is the best when you have a problem,
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By the way, I do not believe those statistics for a simple matter, THE MAIN COMPUTER, I downloaded Ubuntu mate 1 version of 32 bits and another one of 64 bits, I did 4 installations of 64 bits and another 4 of 32 bits. There are people who do not need powerful computers since they do not use games with a lot of consumption or who cannot have all the new computers in their each, what a dough….
I think they should have a better way of knowing.
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In my workplace all computers have 1 GB, 2 GB and at most 4 GB of RAM, and unfortunately there is no budget to increase it. We all use 32-bit Ubuntu Studio, because the 64-bit consumes much more memory. Using Ubuntu 64-bit doesn't make much sense
Hello, in Linux you can use your 64 processor with any amount of Ram, it is not like in Windows that if or if you need more than 4gb. Maybe you're not doing well because Unity consumes too many resources. I use Ubuntu Gnome 64 and 2gb of Ram and it works great on a 10-year-old notebook. Greetings.
Well, I'll have to stay with windows and a good antivirus like avast: c
I have a compaq presario from 2005, and I put ubuntu mate and then linux mint, at least when it stops working I will buy a 64-bit computer.
I don't even know what version of the computer I have since it is so old that I don't know if its serial color is white or yellow, the fact is that this type of architecture is usually for people who simply need a computer to edit a document or two. and check the email, and as not many have the resources to go around buying new computers all the time, Obviously that survey is a »cheat» since it said -Your MAIN computer- obviously we all know that when referring to the main computer everyone will say that it is 64 bit.
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Certain. But that doesn't mean they should remove the 32bit version
No pc that you buy original with 2gb will have only 32 processor architecture. Generally, 2gb PCs came out with a 64 processor and Windows 32 since for Windows 64 you need 2gb. That said, Ubuntu asks for 2gb of Ram as recommended and the PCs with that Ram generally have a 64 processor from the factory, so for me it does not make sense to continue with the 32 unless Ubuntu Unity with less than 1gb of Ram works correctly . I have tried it on an old 32 and 1gb pc and it doesn't even manage to install Ubuntu, I had to change the distribution. PS: For those who have 2gb of Ram, a Linux distro should work the same in 32 and 64 bits, you should only notice the difference in operations of many calculations, and what's more, it would be faster in 64 bits, and what about 4gb Ram is a Windows myth. Greetings.