Google has decided to cease support for 32-bit Linux systems in browser Chrome. Termination will occur in March. The company no longer support Ubuntu 12.04 and Debian 7 (wheezy).
The very ability to build a 32-bit browser based on Chromium engine will be left, which will allow developers to collect their browsers, without fear of incompatibility. After all, as you know, on Ubuntu, many 32-bit programs on 64-bit systems require just the 32-bit libraries.
As a whole, support for 32-bit processor architectures x86 and ARM will continue for at least another 5 years, which is quite logical - a series of tablets, low-cost netbooks and laptops still have at least 4 gigabytes of RAM and a 32-bit processor, which imposes certain restrictions on the the development of 64-bit devices in the budget.
It should be noted that users in different ways appreciated the news. Some supported the move to 64-bit architecture program, stating that few devices now using less than 4 gigabytes of RAM, while others said that the reason is banal lack of memory for Chrome. The truth, as usual, somewhere in between. Related Products :
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