how to find linux OS is a 32 bit or 64 bit

sagar666 · 03-05-2013, 09:17 AM

How to find a weather my Linux os is a 32 bit or 64 bit and which file contains a os information 32bit or 64bit??

netnix99 · 03-05-2013, 09:23 AM

From the command line, if you enter

Code:

uname -a

you will receive something similar to this:

32-bit
Linux computer_name 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

64-bit
Linux computer_name 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64

Linux = OS

computer_name = name of the computer

2.6.32-358.0.1.el6 = kernel version

i686 = 32-bit designation
x86_64 = 64-bit designation

sagar666 · 03-05-2013, 09:26 AM

Thanks netnix

where that file is located???

netnix99 · 03-05-2013, 09:33 AM

It's not a file, it is a command that you execute in a terminal

d3vrandom · 03-05-2013, 11:21 AM

Another way is to just type:

Code:

arch

m_r_emon82 · 03-05-2013, 01:07 PM

`arch` is deprecated command since release util-linux 2.13. Use `uname -m`.

Code:

$ uname -m
x86_64

KinnowGrower · 03-05-2013, 09:04 PM

uname command tells you about Kernel whether it 32 bit or 64 bit. But some Linux distro came with mix of 32 bit user land and 64 bit kernel. One of them is Debian. So to find about user land the command is

Code:

file /usr/bin/file

Out put would be

Quote:

/usr/bin/file: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV)