Re: linux-image-2.6.18-6-amd64 kernel installed, but am I running a 64-bit system?
Thank you all very much for all of your help. I think you've solved this
one. I do _seem_ to be running a 32-bit system after foolishly using a
32-bit CD. But one small point: How can I get the system to report which
type it is? uname -a does not seem to work.
> what does uname -a give out? I suspect on was 32bit and the other was
> 64bit (amd64)
On the known 64-bit system uname -a gives:
Linux stewart 2.6.18-6-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 17:50:19 UTC 2008 x86_64
GNU/Linux
On the suspected 32-bit system with a amd64 kernel uname -a gives:
Linux sdell03 2.6.18-6-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Apr 24 10:20:33 UTC 2008 x86_64
GNU/Linux
which would seem to suggest that I'm running a 64-bit system. But on the
same suspected 32-bit system with a k7 kernel uname -a gives:
Linux sdell03 2.6.18-6-k7 #1 SMP Thu Apr 24 09:09:38 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
Note the i686. So uname -a seems to give a kernel-dependent answer and not
an answer dependent on which installer was used.
uname -i gives "unknown".
Which command should I use to report the system type and not the kernel type. I
think "file" gives useful information. On the known 64-bit system file
/lib/libc-2.3.6.so gives:
/lib/libc-2.3.6.so: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1
(SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.0, stripped
but on the suspected 32-bit system file /lib/libc-2.3.6.so gives:
/lib/libc-2.3.6.so: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1
(SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.4.1, stripped
Is there another way?
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