The Ubuntu updater on a Ubuntu 17.04 32-bit machine offers an upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10 with dropped 32-bit support. How could this be?
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There are repositories for 32-bit versions of the software and the community flavours (Kubuntu, Lubuntu ... Xubuntu) are still offering 32-bit versions. It is only the 32-bit desktop iso files that are no longer provided.
This means that all the components for upgrading to 17.10 are available.
There is also a 32-bit (i386) Ubuntu mini.iso file, that you can find via the link
cdimages.ubuntu.com/netboot/artful/
The files is
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/artful/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/mini.iso
The md5sum is found at
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/artful/main/installer-i386/current/images/
In other words, it is possible to get 32-bit versions of Ubuntu 17.10.
See also the related link,
What will happen to i386 software since Ubuntu will drop support to i386 ISOs?
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