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You will not be able to run rhel9 on this platform, as it requires V2 or above. You can't run Windows 11 either. Under Linux, you can check with this script:

by chasil 3y ago

You will not be able to run rhel9 on this platform, as it requires V2 or above. You can't run Windows 11 either. Under Linux, you can check with this script: #!/usr/bin/awk -f BEGIN { while (!/flags/) if (getline < "/proc/cpuinfo" != 1) exit 1 if(/lm/&&/cmov/&&/cx8/&&/fpu/&&/fxsr/&&/mmx/&&/syscall/&&/sse2/) l = 1 if(l==1 &&/cx16/&&/lahf/&&/popcnt/&&/sse4_1/&&/sse4_2/&&/ssse3/) l = 2 if(l==2 &&/avx/&&/avx2/&&/bmi1/&&/bmi2/&&/f16c/&&/fma/&&/abm/&&/movbe/&&/xsave/) l = 3 if(l==3 &&/avx512f/&&/avx512bw/&&/avx512cd/&&/avx512dq/&&/avx512vl/) l = 4 if(l > 0) { print "CPU supports x86-64-v" l; exit l + 1 } exit 1 }

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
Thankfully, I am not running NT or RHEL. Edit: I should say, I suppose it's a fair point that some distributions might eventually drop support for the exact CPU or hardware I have, but I expect this hardware to retain some level of support for a much longer period, especially from a kernel that hasn't even dropped 32 bit x86. It helps that if necessary I'm not above just going full Gentoo on it.
- chasil 3y ago
  I would expect that Fedora has done the same as rhel. I am certain that Intel Clear Linux requires at least v2. "Clear Linux OS supports 2nd generation Intel Core (Sandy Bridge) CPUs and later, Xeon E3 and later, and Silvermont-based Intel Atom C2000 and E3800 processors... Minimum system requirements are SSE4 and CLMUL (carry-less multiplication), as well as UEFI." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Linux_OS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Linux_OS This will probably creep into more distros. I know that rhel8 clones are supported until 2028; that will probably be the time to retire my own Core 2 Duos/Quads.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
    Yeah, I would expect Fedora to be more aggressive about it than RHEL. IIRC SUSE was also talking about doing something similar. And sure, it's likely to be more common with time, but I expect some of the major distros to hold out for quite a long time - Debian and Slackware, in particular - but even if the big players all start requiring newer hardware there will be a long tail of distros like puppy linux to support old machines so long as the kernel and core software keep working.
yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
Er, that script says my CPU is v2. Maybe because it's a Xeon? (It's ancient now, but this thing was a beast when it was made)
- chasil 3y ago
  Core 2 was v1. It looks like the first i3/i5/i7 generation (Clarkdale or Arrandale) was v2. And replacing the CPU with the very best that the motherboard can handle is probably less than $10 on eBay.

by chasil 3y ago

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago

Thankfully, I am not running NT or RHEL. Edit: I should say, I suppose it's a fair point that some distributions might eventually drop support for the exact CPU or hardware I have, but I expect this hardware to retain some level of support for a much longer period, especially from a kernel that hasn't even dropped 32 bit x86. It helps that if necessary I'm not above just going full Gentoo on it.

chasil 3y ago
I would expect that Fedora has done the same as rhel. I am certain that Intel Clear Linux requires at least v2. "Clear Linux OS supports 2nd generation Intel Core (Sandy Bridge) CPUs and later, Xeon E3 and later, and Silvermont-based Intel Atom C2000 and E3800 processors... Minimum system requirements are SSE4 and CLMUL (carry-less multiplication), as well as UEFI." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Linux_OS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Linux_OS This will probably creep into more distros. I know that rhel8 clones are supported until 2028; that will probably be the time to retire my own Core 2 Duos/Quads.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  Yeah, I would expect Fedora to be more aggressive about it than RHEL. IIRC SUSE was also talking about doing something similar. And sure, it's likely to be more common with time, but I expect some of the major distros to hold out for quite a long time - Debian and Slackware, in particular - but even if the big players all start requiring newer hardware there will be a long tail of distros like puppy linux to support old machines so long as the kernel and core software keep working.

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago

Er, that script says my CPU is v2. Maybe because it's a Xeon? (It's ancient now, but this thing was a beast when it was made)

chasil 3y ago
Core 2 was v1. It looks like the first i3/i5/i7 generation (Clarkdale or Arrandale) was v2. And replacing the CPU with the very best that the motherboard can handle is probably less than $10 on eBay.