Re: 32 versus 64 bit reading list suggestions
On Mon 07 Sep 2020 at 12:49:36 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 09/07/2020 09:51 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
> > Richard Owlett composed on 2020-09-07 08:44 (UTC-0500):
> >
> > > 2.What 32 bit utilities are there to identify the hardware capabilities
> > > of a particular machine?
> >
> > inxi
> >
> > For CPU bits specifically:
> >
> > inxi -Cy
> >
> > For all CPU capabilities:
> >
> > inxi -Cay
> i>
> > If these produce any errors, you're using an old inxi version. Upstream version
> > permits self upgrading thus:
> >
> > inxi -U
> >
> > It's been too long since I last used Debian's inxi package, so don't remember if
> > it's packaged to override -U capability.
> >
> > > inxi -V | head -n1
> > inxi 3.1.06-00 (2020-08-17)
>
> Running Debian 9.8 I get
> root@defaultinstall:/home/richard# inxi -V | head -n1
> inxi 2.3.5-00 (2016-12-02)
>
> It didn't like the "a" nor "y" parameters.
>
> I did "apt update" then "apt upgrade" and am now running Debian 9.13
> inxi -V | head -n1 re still reports inxi 2.3.5-00 (2016-12-02)
>
>
> What should I read before attempting "inxi -U"?
man inxi on your buster installation. Then forget about manually
upgrading stretch's version: you're interested in what inxi tells
you about the machine hardware.
> I also have the 64 bit flavor of Debian 10 on a separate partition.
> I'll run them there and see what I'll get.
>
> As time is available I'll attempt to install also the 32 bit Debian 10.
Perfect for the comparison you want.
> > For a more general display of hardware configuration:
> >
> > inxi -by
> >
> > And with more detail:
> >
> > inxi -bay
> >
> > The -y switch produces a format resulting in more lines and shorter line length,
> > so isn't needed, and isn't available in old inxi versions.
Cheers,
David.
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