Latest version of Ubuntu for i386 architecture (32 bit)
I was looking for the latest version of Ubuntu for i386 (32 bit)
- ubuntu-17.04-desktop-i386.iso
- ubuntu-17.10.1-server-i386.iso
It is it right ?
The only supported i386 release is Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/bionic-updates/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/ is an example of an 18.04 i386 Ubuntu ISO. It allows you to install Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 LTS, though you need to ensure your machine meets the Minimum System Requirements
Ubuntu produced i386 ISOs into the disco (19.04) cycle which was well past artful or 17.10; it's just that fewer ISO options were provided; eg. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ISOs were produced (including flavors), just no desktop ISO, but you could use another ISO & add the desktop as Ubuntu Desktop was fully supported in 18.04; just no i386 Desktop ISO produced.
Ubuntu Desktop didn't make much sense with 18.04 as few i386 machines met the minimum system requirements; flavors made more sense & they were produced for 18.04; with two flavors (Lubuntu & Xubuntu) also producing & released 18.10, and continued into the 19.04 development cycle. If a 19.04 alpha ISO was installed; it received updates the life of 19.04.
i386 was only finally disabled in beta stage of eoan or 19.10.
Opinion: I QA-tested 18.04 using pentium M, pentium D, pentium 4 & early atom machines; and none were capable of really running a GNOME desktop; even the pentium D which was dual core struggled & whilst it may have "run", it was more of a very slow "walk" that wasn't fun to use - flavors made much more sense in my opinion; as all i386 CPUs ran the lighter flavors much better