7.rc2
13 second boot on the HP server hardware and 1 second compiles of XC32 on the PIC32AK board.

 

 

https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-7-1-finally-dropping-support-intels-37-year-old-486-processor/
Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linu...m&id=8b793a92d862c89055daa97ffa61a6929cf732f9

x86/cpu: Remove M486/M486SX/ELAN support
In the x86 architecture we have various complicated hardware emulation facilities on x86-32 to support ancient 32-bit CPUs that very very few people are using with modern kernels. This compatibility glue is sometimes even causing problems that people spend time to resolve, which time could be spent on other things. As Linus recently remarked: > I really get the feeling that it's time to leave i486 support behind. > There's zero real reason for anybody to waste one second of > development effort on this kind of issue. Implement the first step and remove M486/M486SX/ELAN support: CONFIG_M486SX CONFIG_M486 CONFIG_MELAN [ There's no recent M486=y kernel package for any mainstream x86 32-bit distribution available that I've been able to find, so actual users should not be impacted, and any legacy users can keep using older kernels. ]

 

https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-7-1-finally-dropping-support-intels-37-year-old-486-processor/
Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linu...m&id=8b793a92d862c89055daa97ffa61a6929cf732f9

x86/cpu: Remove M486/M486SX/ELAN support
In the x86 architecture we have various complicated hardware emulation facilities on x86-32 to support ancient 32-bit CPUs that very very few people are using with modern kernels. This compatibility glue is sometimes even causing problems that people spend time to resolve, which time could be spent on other things. As Linus recently remarked: > I really get the feeling that it's time to leave i486 support behind. > There's zero real reason for anybody to waste one second of > development effort on this kind of issue. Implement the first step and remove M486/M486SX/ELAN support: CONFIG_M486SX CONFIG_M486 CONFIG_MELAN [ There's no recent M486=y kernel package for any mainstream x86 32-bit distribution available that I've been able to find, so actual users should not be impacted, and any legacy users can keep using older kernels. ]

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I'm gonna need new hardware, finally.

 

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There's a guy on Yootoob who can make that look and work brand new. I think he uses tooth paste, baking soda, vinegar, cling-wrap, and sunlight.

 

The Intel/Microsoft/IBM alliance set back personal computer development by at least 25 years in the closing decades of the 20th century. And the legacy continues. Why are we wasting time trying to fix a flawed system in the first place? It's about time to bury it for good.

 

https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.0

Linux 7.0 changelog.

Summary: Linux 7.0 adds a new API for file IO error reporting; support in XFS for a new health monitoring feature; support for Clang static analysis support; better io_uring support for filters; support for new open_tree(2) flags that allow faster and simpler container setup; better swapping performance; support a new rseq(2) time slice extension mechanism; simplification of preemption selection; AccECN support enabled by default, for better handling of TCP congestion; and Btrfs experimental support for the remap tree. As always, there are many other features, new drivers, improvements and fixes.

 

Still not sure about switching to Linux Mint?

 

Why Mint? ... what's so special about it compared to other Distros?

 

Why Mint? ... what's so special about it compared to other Distros?

Supposedly, for beginners who have only ever used Windows, but i push Ubuntu on my victims.

Personally, now, I use straight Debian, and customize it for how I want to use it.

 

I use Linux Mint Xfce because it is lightweight and can run on older hardware. It is based on Debian.

(Off topic) I have also started to use Obsidian to organise all my paper work which I have accumulated over dozens of notebooks.

 

Supposedly, for beginners who have only ever used Windows, but i push Ubuntu on my victims.

Personally, now, I use straight Debian, and customize it for how I want to use it.

I am a child of DOS, so I know quite well how to use the command line ... also, I worked a bit on Unix about 35+ years ago ... does that count?

 

I use Mint, because the person who introduced me to Linux used it, and it worked and was easy enough to use, so I never bothered to see what other versions were all about.
Just out of interest, and now that I'm used to Linux, what would you recommend and why?

 

I use Mint, because the person who introduced me to Linux used it, and it worked and was easy enough to use, so I never bothered to see what other versions were all about.
Just out of interest, and now that I'm used to Linux, what would you recommend and why?

If you don't mind some manual configuration, Debian 13.

 

If you don't mind some manual configuration, Debian 13.

And any Desktop Environment of your choice.

 

If you don't mind some manual configuration, Debian 13.

I'll give it a go, especially as it's called after a bloke called Ian.

 

I thought it was called after a gal called Deb ... but whatever ...

 

...and why?

Because it's pure vanilla and you can "easily" make it anything you want.

"Easily" is in scare quotes because this is beyond most Windows users.

 

I am a child of DOS, so I know quite well how to use the command line ... also, I worked a bit on Unix about 35+ years ago ... does that count?

You are thinking of Unix command line interface. You can do that if you want or need to. But you don't ever need to do that.