Re: upgrade from x86 to amd64

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 03/07/2011 03:25 AM, Morty wrote:
> What would it take to automate an upgrade of Debian x86 to amd64?
>
> I know there is no currently-supported way to do this.  What would it
> take to make one?
>
> Advantages: shops with a mix of x86 and amd64 systems can have one
> master x86 build image that can be automatically upgraded to amd64 as
> needed.  Shops with existing x86 systems that want to upgrade to amd64
> hardware can copy the existing install to new hardware, upgrade
> in-place, and be done with it.  Shops with hardware at remote sites
> can upgrade in-place.

KISS and keep your boxes where they are.  For any i386 box that 
really needs 64 bits, you can install a 64 bit *kernel* and some 64 
bit libraries.

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