Re: Root location

From	Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Root location
Date	2021-08-13 18:10 +0200
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Hi,

On 2021-08-13 8:00 a.m., Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 01:53:44PM +0200, deloptes wrote:
>> Gunnar Gervin wrote:
>>
>>> (Later upgrade to 64bit if I can).
>>
>> I am not sure if you can upgrade 32 to 64bit OS. AFAIK you reinstall
> 
> This is called a "crossgrade" sometimes (a portmanteau of "cross" and
> "upgrade").  It is NOT supported.  However, some advanced people have
> done it.  There's a wiki page about it.
> 
> I've never done it.  I've never even ATTEMPTED it.  I would not
> recommend it, particularly to a novice.
> 
Seems to be quite complex, first adding x64 architecture to your system,
then dealing with the problem that some base package can only be
installed in one architecture at a time, afterward there will be the
configuration part plus kernel.

Seems to me much easier to reinstall (after user data backup) than doing
a crossgrade.
> If the OP wants to run a 64-bit OS in the end, they should install a
> 64-bit OS to begin with.
> 

-- 
Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside
-Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development

Thread

Root location Gunnar Gervin <dofeelok@gmail.com> - 2021-08-13 10:40 +0200
  Re: Root location deloptes <emanoil.kotsev@deloptes.org> - 2021-08-13 14:00 +0200
    Re: Root location Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-13 14:10 +0200
      Re: Root location Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-08-13 15:10 +0200
      Re: Root location Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2021-08-13 18:00 +0200
      Re: Root location Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-08-13 18:10 +0200
  Re: Root location Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2021-08-13 14:40 +0200
    Re: Root location Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-08-13 18:10 +0200
  Re: Root location Gunnar Gervin <dofeelok@gmail.com> - 2021-08-13 18:10 +0200
    Re: Root location Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-08-13 18:20 +0200
      Re: Root location "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-08-14 11:30 +0200

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