Apt repo for i386 has no packages

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I’m trying to install kopia using the apt repo on my VPS but the packages I need seem to be missing.

I have the keychain and sources all working.

My machine identifies as i368 (using dpkg --print-architecture)

So I check the Release file at https://packages.kopia.io/apt/dists/stable/Release and it has this line:

da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709                0 main/binary-i386/Packages```

That zero is the file size, that is, there are no i386 packages in the repo. It's the same in stable, unstable, and testing. They are also missing from the [github releases page](https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.18.2).

Can the i386 packages be provided? Or should I install another way?
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i368 (32 bits Intel) is not supported by kopia.

It is extreme niche in 2024… Even most mainstream linux distros do not support it (for example Ubuntu stopped support in 2017). It is pretty much on ash heap of IT history nowadays - the same as 16 or 8 bits architectures.

If you have to use it (some users have reasons - usually very specialised) then unfortunately you have to deal with issues like this. Similarly to people still using Windows 7 or other obsolete systems. Their choice of software running on their OS is very limited.

If you do not have to then I suggest you change your VPS.

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Thank you. Makes sense.