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

[Edinburgh Linux Users Group]

Hi,

Thanks for that info.  When I ran that command, it just said 64:

$ getconf LONG_BIT
64

I have installed 64 bit Lubuntu, and was then able to install Google Chrome
and watch Netflix, thereby confirming again that I am running Lubuntu as 64
bit.

I don't normally use proprietary browsers.  My default browser is Firefox,
followed by Chromium followed by Chrome only when necessary.

Thanks to everyone who helped with this issue!  I'm very grateful!



On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Edinburgh Linux Users Group <
edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:

> Two cores, so double the verbiage.
>
> > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
> pat pse36
> > clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc
> arch_perfmon
>                                                      ^^
> As someone mentioned, this is the crucial one.  "LM" stands for Long
> Mode - i.e. capable of accessing 64bit instructions or registers.
>
> For a more comprehensible answer, ask "getconf LONG_BIT".
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> Justin B Rye
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