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On 10/21/07, Scott Ehrlich <[hidden email]> wrote: > It would be cool if Ubuntu offered a way to do the same but to convert a > 32-bit to a 64-bit system. I don't think that will ever be supported, sorry :-( However, if you are truly daring... "What you have to do, basically, is run dpkg --get-selections > selections.txt to save what packages you've installed. Use dpkg --force-architecture to install a 64-bit kernel, reboot into it, then remove /var/lib/dpkg and have debootstrap make a fresh root. Then, run dpkg --set-selections < selections.txt. Run apt-get dselect-upgrade to effect the changes." http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=41865 Let us know how it goes :-) -- Kristian Erik Hermansen -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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