TrèsFluke6d ago

I compiled my first Linux kernels on a 486.

I recall I would set it to compile a kernel build, and go for a walk to pick up lunch at Subway. By the time I'd get home it would be just about finished.

#Linux

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/06/patch_to_end_i486_support/

Patch to end i486 support hits Linux kernel merge queue

: After a year of patchwork, maintainers look ready to start retiring 486-class CPUs

The Register
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IIRC my distro hopping journey looked something like: Debian, Slackware, Red Hat, Corel, Suse, Mandrake, Ubuntu, Mint.

There were several stops in Windows land, Win 3.11/95…Win2K, XP, and 10. #Linux

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