Re: How to upgrade a 686 system to x86_64?
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On 07/31/07 20:27, Magicloud Magiclouds wrote:
> Dear all,
> I am using a x86_64 hardware, but I installed a 686 sid on it. Now I
> want to use x86_64 sid.
> I installed x86_64 linux image, and booted, but all my softwares are
> still 686, so new x86_64 software can not be installed.
>
> How to upgrade all my softwares?
This has been asked quite a few times before. Google is your friend.
First, hope/pray that /home is on a separate partition.
Then, pull a list of your installed packages, back-up the important
files from /etc and /usr/local, then reinstall from scratch.
(Yes, there are ways to use chroot, but reinstalling is simplest.)
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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