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The Linux Kernel May Finally Phase Out Intel i486 CPU Support – Linus Torvalds has backed the idea of possibly removing Intel 486 (i486) processor support from the Linux kernel, reports Phoronix: After the Linux kernel dropped i386 support a decade ago, i486 has been the minimum x86 processor support for the mainline Linux kernel. This latest attempt to kill off i486 …