Canonical will Still Support 32-bit Packages in Ubuntu 19.10
Official Statement from Canonical about the future of 32-bit i386 packages for Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine and 20.04 LTS.
The loss of 32 bit would have had an adverse effect with Gaming, particularly with Steam and Wine
Sources:
https://ubuntu.com/blog/statement-on-32-bit-i386-packages-for-ubuntu-19-10-and-20-04-lts
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/intel-32bit-packages-on-ubuntu-from-19-10-onwards/11263
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/09/ubuntu-17-10-32-bit-builds-dropped
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/results-of-testing-3rd-party-applications-on-64-bit-only-eoan-19-10/11353
https://discourse.lubuntu.me/t/g-o-o-d-b-y-e-f-o-r-e-v-e-r-i386/108
https://twitter.com/Plagman2/status/1142262103106973698
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/06/24/steam_wine_ubuntu_32_bit/
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