[EdLUG] How to tell if a computer is 32 bit or 64 bit

[Edinburgh Linux Users Group]

On 29 Jul 2016 07:26, "Edinburgh Linux Users Group" <
edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I was just given a notebook and am trying to tell if it is 32 bit or 64
bit.
~snip~
> It is an Intel Core2 Duo 8700 chip.  I am getting ready to install
GNU-Linux, and I want to use Lubuntu if it is a 32 bit machine, but Ubuntu
if it is a 64 bit machine.  Thanks for helping me to figure this out!

I'm pretty sure all core 2 duo chips are 64 bit. Wikipedia agrees:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2

-Colin

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