Upgrading from RHEL5 32 to 64-bit?

Matt Shields mattboston-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Thu Jun 28 13:49:47 EDT 2007


"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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