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

[Edinburgh Linux Users Group]

On 2016.07.29 07:26, Edinburgh Linux Users Group wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I was just given a notebook and am trying to tell if it is 32 bit or
> 64 bit. 
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> -- 
> Christian Einfeldt
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Christian,

Boot a random linux and inspect the FLAGS line in /proc/cpuinfo
for the lm flag .Its a very long line and will wrap. Here's a small
section ot mine, showing the lm flag.
... fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext ...

Regards,

Roy Bamford.