Re: Identifying CPU and current OS
At Sun, 28 Sep 2025 07:00:11 -0500 Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> wrote:
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> I may resurrect an former desktop machine as a trouble shooting aid.
> I need to know the data bus width.
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> I know the Debian version number is stored in /etc/debian_version .
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> How do I find if the installed OS is 32 or 64 bit?
> How do I discover the CPU's bus width?
uname -a
This will tell you the kernel version, including the bus width
(Note: it is possible to install a 32-bit kernel on a 64-bit processor)
cat /proc/cpuinfo
This will tell you all about the processor(s).
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> TIA
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