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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] what is the "uname" variation that shows a 32-bit install on 64-bit system?

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] what is the "uname" variation that shows a 32-bit install on 64-bit system?
  • From: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] net>
  • Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 22:11:47 -0400
On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 10:00:18PM -0400, porpen wrote:
> perhaps 
> 
> apt-config dump | grep Arch
> (case sensitive)

But only on Debian or Ubuntu...

> If you need to switch the install from i386 to amd64, it's tricky, but doable.
> 
> Cheers!
> -Phil
> 
> On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 02:20:55PM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > 
> >   every so often, this question comes up -- is there an option with
> > "uname" (or perhaps some other command or file) that identifies that a
> > 32-bit version of some linux distro has been installed on a 64-bit
> > system?
> > 
> > rday

	slainte mhath, RGB

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