[Gllug] Upgrading 32 bit to 64 bit

[John Winters]

> On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 01:02:04AM +0100, Justin Perreault wrote:
>> Is it reasonably possible to upgrade to 64 bit without a reinstall?
>
> I don't think I've heard of anyone doing this.  While it might work,
> I'd suggest it's better to just reinstall.  While you're at it you
> might want to install F9 which is coming out in a few days.

Given that it must still be a reasonably clean install, why not simply
list all the packages which are currently installed (I don't use RH/FC any
more, but ISTR a command like "rpm -l"), re-install from scratch using the
64 bit version, do an "rpm -l" (or whatever) again, diff the two lists and
install the remainder.

Shouldn't take much longer than a simple install and will at least mean
you have something which you know is clean and consistent.

HTH
John

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