Andrew Sackville-West put forth on 2/27/2010 7:53 PM: > It's been a while, but as I understand it, there is an -amd64 kernel > available in the -i686 repos, but that doesn't mean you're running in > the 64 bit architecture. That requires a number of other things to > happen, including changing to a 64-bit libc and so forth. I have done > the migration in place, but it's tedious and no fun. I don't remember > the specifics, but it required multiple reboots and quite a bit of > hackery. In other words, with the installers being so good these days, > I don't think it's worth the effort. Just backup your data, export > your apt selections and reinstall into a 64-bit architecture and > restore your stuff. > > very much my .02
+1 Install the new system fresh with the full x86-64 (AMD 64) distribution. Then copy your data files over. Thorough, faster, simpler, and you won't run into weird application issues 3 months from now that require a week of head scratching to figure out, only to realize that the problem is that you never fully upgraded all the necessary stuff to 64 bit. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4b8a2c7d.20...@hardwarefreak.com
