Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 5 months agoSteam Will End Windows 32-bit OS Support Next Year - Hopefully Linux Followswww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down12
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minus-squareCarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoSteam doesn’t have the 32-bit library files you need. Every system is different.
minus-squarebarnaclebutt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·5 months agoFinding 32 bit libraries hasn’t been a problem with any package manager I’ve ever used in Linux for a long time. This isn’t a problem for any modern distribution.
minus-squareunrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoIt’s not a problem for users, it is a problem for maintainers: https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-44-will-not-lose-32-bit-software/ Nowadays there is basically no reason for mainstream distros to have to maintain 32-bit libraries and dependencies… Except steam.
Steam doesn’t have the 32-bit library files you need. Every system is different.
Finding 32 bit libraries hasn’t been a problem with any package manager I’ve ever used in Linux for a long time. This isn’t a problem for any modern distribution.
It’s not a problem for users, it is a problem for maintainers: https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-44-will-not-lose-32-bit-software/
Nowadays there is basically no reason for mainstream distros to have to maintain 32-bit libraries and dependencies… Except steam.