regarding linux operating system

ved prakash · 06-09-2012, 12:13 PM

sir,i am using ubuntu 11...i want to know how much bit it is.then what will i have to do.....

pixellany · 06-09-2012, 01:29 PM

I'm sure what you are asking-----e.g. maybe you mean "is it 32-bit or 64-bit?" If that's your question, then you would need to tell us.

give us more detail on your hardware---also, look in /etc for filenames that include "version" or "release"

AwesomeMachine · 06-09-2012, 04:49 PM

There's only two: 32-bit and 64-bit. i386, i586, i686 are 32-bit. x86_64 and amd64 are 64-bit.

samasat · 06-09-2012, 05:41 PM

Following command helped me earlier (on CentOS though) Most likely should work on Ubuntu too ...

Code:

uname -a

example output

Code:

Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32-220.17.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed May 16 00:01:37 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

'x86_64' in output above is an indication that it is 64 bit

KinnowGrower · 06-10-2012, 09:59 PM

Run the following

#file /usr/bin/file