what is the difference between /usr/lib and /usr/lin64
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I understand how your patience may run out but there is a whole world of users out there that run to Windows for ease of use, also convenience, and so telling them to go 'read up' may drive them straight back to Windows; a few tips might make all the difference.
When using 'uname' how do you tell if your system/ architecture is 64 bit or 32?
I understand how your patience may run out but there is a whole world of users out there that run to Windows for ease of use, also convenience, and so telling them to go 'read up' may drive them straight back to Windows; a few tips might make all the difference.
Huh? What are you talking about? Did you read my signature and skip right over the answer to the OP's question ?
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When using 'uname' how do you tell if your system/ architecture is 64 bit or 32?
It will say x86_64 or i386/i586/i686.
Also, it's polite to make your own threads for new questions, which yours is.
will it use the libraries in /usr/lib or /usr/lib64?
or if I have 32 bit linux, and I installed a library in /usr/lib64/ is it going to recognize it or should I install 32-bit library?
The reason I am asking this is becuase I found /usr/lib/pkgconfig and /usr/lib64/pkgconfig which is used to recognize the libraries for the autoconf tool.
So which folder is going to be used by the autotools, the one in the /usr/lib64 or just the /usr/lib ?
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