Re: 32bit debian on 64bit hardware
On 26/01/06, Hans du Plooy <hansdp-lists@sagacit.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm just curious, I have a mailserver at work which runs Sarge,
> installed from the normal i386 CD, onto a 64bit enabled Sempron along
> with the K8 kernel. When I do uname -a I get this:
>
> Linux mercury 2.6.8-11-amd64-k8 #1 Mon May 30 22:15:15 UTC 2005 x86_64
> GNU/Linux
>
> I tought x86_64 means I'm running a 64bit OS? Or does it simply show
> the underlying hardware architecture?
It means you have a 64bit kernel installed. Which would say to me
it's been installed as a 64bit OS.
To be specific the kernel package is:
linux-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
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