💻 Technology 1d ago · Michael Larabel

Linux 7.1 Expected To Begin Removing i486 CPU Support

Phoronix
Linux hardware and kernel development news
View Channel →
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
It's finally time: a patch queued into one of the development branches ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window is set to finally begin the process of phasing out and ultimately removing Intel 486 CPU support from the Linux kernel. Anyone still using an i486 CPU with an upstream Linux kernel would be incredibly rare and no known Linux distribution vendors are still shipping with i486 CPU support, but in case you are, you can continue to be running one of the existing Linux LTS kernel version

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

📰
Why women aren't ‘missing’ the AI train
Sifted · Just now
📰
Exclusive: Nvidia challenger Arago tapes out first chip in a milestone move for semiconductor startup
Sifted · Just now
📰
Samsung's latest TV firmware update fixes the Chromecast issue for older models - finally
Latest news · 4h ago
📰
This is the lowest price on an M5 MacBook Air I've seen - and it launched a month ago
Latest news · 7h ago
📰
The best Android phones of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed
Latest news · 8h ago
📰
I tested Gemini on Android Auto and now I can't stop talking to it: 5 tasks it nails
Latest news · 10h ago