Re: Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-16 Thread Benny Amorsen
Paul Johnson writes: > Is there a safe way to install the x86_64 system over the 32 bit version > and then clean off the 32 bit stuff that is no longer needed? There is no safe way to do it, but it IS in fact possible. I have done it twice. It is a lot of work, and I recommend against it. Howev

Re: Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-14 Thread seth vidal
On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 10:47 -0800, Philip Prindeville wrote: > On 12/14/10 6:46 AM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:35:24PM +, Paul Johnson wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> On 14 December 2010 14:27, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > >> > >>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:07:37PM +000

Re: Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-14 Thread Philip Prindeville
On 12/14/10 6:46 AM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:35:24PM +, Paul Johnson wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On 14 December 2010 14:27, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:07:37PM +, Paul Johnson wrote: >>> Is there a safe way to install the x86_64 s

Re: Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-14 Thread Bill Nottingham
Richard W.M. Jones (rjo...@redhat.com) said: > I guess you can do: > > rpm -qa --qf '%{name}\n' > kickstart > > and try to construct a kickstart file out of that ... Using 'show-installed' from rawhide yum-utils (works on earlier releases if you copy the script over) can give you a more compact

Re: Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-14 Thread Matt McCutchen
On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 14:07 +, Paul Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > My main box decided to snuff it last week (motherboard and processor > decided to fry). My erstwhile friend in the computer shop I use has > said that he has a nice 64 bit processor and motherboard going for a > small amount of money

Re: Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-14 Thread Richard W.M. Jones
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:35:24PM +, Paul Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > On 14 December 2010 14:27, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:07:37PM +, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > > > Is there a safe way to install the x86_64 system over the 32 bit version > > and > > > then c

Re: Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-14 Thread seth vidal
On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 14:35 +, Paul Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > On 14 December 2010 14:27, Richard W.M. Jones > wrote: > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:07:37PM +, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > Is there a safe way to install the x86_64 system over the 32 > bit version

Re: Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-14 Thread Paul Johnson
Hi, On 14 December 2010 14:27, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:07:37PM +, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > Is there a safe way to install the x86_64 system over the 32 bit version > and > > then clean off the 32 bit stuff that is no longer needed? If I was using > > f14, I'd

Re: Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-14 Thread Richard W.M. Jones
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:07:37PM +, Paul Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > My main box decided to snuff it last week (motherboard and processor decided > to fry). My erstwhile friend in the computer shop I use has said that he has > a nice 64 bit processor and motherboard going for a small amount of

Safest way to go from x86 to x86_64

2010-12-14 Thread Paul Johnson
Hi, My main box decided to snuff it last week (motherboard and processor decided to fry). My erstwhile friend in the computer shop I use has said that he has a nice 64 bit processor and motherboard going for a small amount of money. The problem I have is that if I go the 64 bit route then I'll ne