[YLUG] How can you find out if an install is 32 or 64 bit?

[Paul Elliott]

Hi Alex,

On 20 May 2011 15:46, ALEX ARMANI <alex.armani at live.co.uk> wrote:
>  Linux Anna 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:34:50 UTC 2010
> i686 GNU/Linux
> Am I correct in thinking that the i686 indicates it is a 64 bit
> installation?

Incorrect, i686 indicates a 32bit kernel. This is how a 64bit kernel looks:

pre500 at nilptp013:~$ uname -a
Linux nilptp013 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Mar 7 21:35:22 UTC 2011
x86_64 GNU/Linux

32bit is also often called i386 and x86. 64bit is also often called amd64.

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