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Upgrading from RHEL5 32 to 64-bit?



Sorry, yes it also holds true for any RH based distro (Fedora, CentOS,
Whitebox, Scientific, etc)

-matt

On 6/28/07, Matt Shields <mattboston-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> "uname -a" will tell you what arch types the system can use.  no, you
> need to reinstall
>
> -matt
>
> On 6/28/07, Scott Ehrlich <scott-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Is there a way to check whether 32 or 64-bit RHEL5 was installed on a
> > system?  For that matter, any way to check 32 or 64-bit versions of any
> > RedHat or Linux-based (including Debian/Ubuntu) system?
> >
> > Next, if a user's system was installed with 32-bit RHEL5, is there a
> > reasonable way to upgrade it to 64-bit?   Can the 64-bit CDs be installed
> > and let them take over?   Does a fresh install need to be done?
> >
> > Would the same hold true for Fedora, CentOS, etc?
> >
> > Please advise.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Scott
> >
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