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CLARIFICATION --- Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running?

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject CLARIFICATION --- Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running?
Date 2022-02-01 01:40 +0100
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On 01/31/2022 02:01 PM, Brian wrote:
> On Mon 31 Jan 2022 at 11:38:17 -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> 
>>>>>    uname -m
>>
>>> Are you saying that that doesn't reveal whether I've installed a 64 or a 32
>>> bit release?
>>
>> It does not.  It only reveals which kernel is running.
>>
>> As I said in another message, you could have a 32-bit userspace with
>> a 64-bit kernel.  If that's the case, then uname -m gives you the wrong
>> answer.
>>
>> You want dpkg --print-architecture, or else file /bin/ls (or some other
>> program that's guaranteed to be there, and to be a compiled native
>> executable file).
> 
> Technically correct, but Curt's response was good enough for Richard
> Owlett to make progress. Richard Owlett is very unlikely to be using
> a 64-bit kernel with 32-bit userspace.
> 

My hardware can support either 32 or 64 bit OS.
I *ONLY* use one or the other.
My goal is to determine which I chose at installation.

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i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-01-31 13:40 +0100
  Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-01-31 13:40 +0100
    Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-01-31 17:00 +0100
      Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-01-31 17:40 +0100
        Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-01-31 17:40 +0100
          Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2022-01-31 21:10 +0100
            Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-01-31 22:40 +0100
              Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-01-31 22:50 +0100
                Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-02-01 03:10 +0100
                Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-02-01 04:00 +0100
                Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-02-01 06:30 +0100
                Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2022-02-01 04:20 +0100
                Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-02-01 06:40 +0100
                Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2022-02-01 14:40 +0100
              Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-02-01 01:40 +0100
              Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-01 06:50 +0100
              Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-02-01 13:30 +0100
                Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Stanislav Vlasov <stanislav.v.v@gmail.com> - 2022-02-01 17:20 +0100
                Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-02-01 18:50 +0100
            CLARIFICATION --- Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-02-01 01:40 +0100
              Re: CLARIFICATION --- Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2022-02-01 07:20 +0100
                Re: CLARIFICATION --- Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-02-01 13:10 +0100
      Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Stefan Krusche <linux@stefan-krusche.de> - 2022-02-01 11:50 +0100
  Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-01-31 14:40 +0100
    Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-01-31 17:50 +0100
  Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2022-01-31 14:40 +0100
    Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-01-31 14:40 +0100
  Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-01-31 14:40 +0100
  Re: i386 or AMD64 - Which is currently running? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-01-31 20:20 +0100

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