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

[Edinburgh Linux Users Group]

Hi, thanks to everyone who replied.  I just learned that one needs to have
4 GB of RAM to take advantage of 64 bit GNU-Linux, so I am out of luck, as
this machine only has 3 GB of RAM.  Is that true, am I out of luck?

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Edinburgh Linux Users Group <
edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:

> 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.
> [snip]
> > --
> > 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.
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Christian Einfeldt
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