Re: 32 or 64 bit

[Sid Boyce]

On 04/11/09 08:32, linrad group wrote:
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> Date: Mon, Nov 2 2009 7:47 pm
> From: "Chris"
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> Isn't that simply telling you if the OS is 32 or 64 bit? You can have 32 installed on a 64 bit platform.
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> Or was that the original question?
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That's the answer. There is usually a menu item (in KDE at least) for
system information that tells you what processor you have amongst other
useful stuff - also the "hwinfo" command and if you are still unsure, a
google search will reveal whether the reported CPU is 32 or 64-bit.
73 ... Sid.
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