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Re: Identifying CPU and current OS



On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 07:00:11AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I may resurrect an former desktop machine as a trouble shooting aid.
> I need to know the data bus width.
> 
> I know the Debian version number is stored in /etc/debian_version .
> 
> How do I find if the installed OS is 32 or 64 bit?

$ file /bin/true

> How do I discover the CPU's bus width?

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo

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