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    Jan 10, 2023 5 minutes

    DISTRO

    OpenSUSE to drop early 64-bit CPUs

    Tumbleweed moves to x86-64-v2 – do you even know which version you have?

    Tumbleweed is SUSE’s rolling release distro and is constantly updated with the latest stable software; development is handled by OpenSUSE Factory. Tumbleweed’s Dominique Leuenberger has sent an email to the Factory mailing list saying the Factory is “repurposed to move forward with x86-64-v2”. This leaves the first generation of 64-bit chips dead when implemented. A new repository will be created for legacy systems but will require volunteers to keep it running as, after setting it up, Leuenberger says he won’t touch it. SUSE Linux Enterprise is already due to move to x86-64-v2 (it had considered moving to v3, but this was dropped as a step too far). Given that Leap is derived from Tumbleweed, it can only be a matter of time before that joins the list. It makes sense – Tumbleweed

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