How to download a 32-bit version of Ubuntu 18.04

Question

How do you download a 32-bit version of Ubuntu?

Solution 1

As of 18.04, 32-bit versions of Ubuntu are no longer available for download. However, the default Ubuntu desktop can be installed on any Ubuntu Flavor, most of which still provide 32-bit downloads:

• Ubuntu Budgie
• Ubuntu MATE
• Xubuntu
• Lubuntu
• Kubuntu

Downloads may also be found at the following links:

• releases.ubuntu.com
• cdimage.ubuntu.com
• old-releases.ubuntu.com

The 32 bit version files end in -i386.iso. The 64 bit versions, which run on both AMD and Intel CPUs, end in -amd64.iso.

Solution 2

You can download a 32-bit version of the Ubuntu mini.iso file of all current versions, also 18.04 LTS.

• If you install the program package ubuntu-desktop into this system (during or after installing the minimal ubuntu system), you will get Ubuntu with its standard desktop. But since it is not part of the official releases, it is not debugged, and there may be things that do not work correctly.

• If you have an old computer with a 32-bit system, you will probably get better performance with a community flavour with a light desktop environment,

  • Lubuntu
  • Ubuntu Budgie
  • Ubuntu MATE
  • Xubuntu

  and these community flavours provide 32-bit iso files.