On Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 07:20:01PM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Sat,04.Jul.09, 11:44:09, Mark Neidorff wrote: > > I have an updated etch system running a 32 bit kernel that I want to upgrade > > to a lenny 64 bit kernel, etc. I have printed out the release notes, but > > What do you mean by "etc"? If you only want a 64 bit kernel then go > ahead and install it: > > # aptitude install linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 > > If you want to switch all your programs to 64 bit (the amd64 Debian > architecture) the safest and easiest way is to reinstall. I've actually migrated 32 bit to 64 bit in place, and it's surely not worth the effort. I second the suggestion to just reinstall. The process is essentially the same as reinstalling anyway, but it takes longer than the reinstall would! A
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