How to determine whether I run a 32bit or 64bit Ubuntu install?
Answer
Did you try uname -m ?
It seems like the uname -m actually gives
- x86_64 when it is an kernel 64 bits
- i686 for 32 bits kernel
Otherwise, not for the Linux kernel, but for the CPU, you type:
cat /proc/cpuinfo
or:
grep flags /proc/cpuinfo
Under "flags" parameter, you will see various values. Among them, one is named "tm(transparent mode)" or "rm(real mode)" or "lm(long mode)"
- rm means: 16 bit processor
- tm means: 32 bit processor
- lm means: 64 bit processor
Note: you can have a 64-bit CPU with a 32-bit kernel installed"
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