On Mon 07 Sep 2020 at 12:49:36 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 09/07/2020 09:51 AM, Felix Miata wrote: > > Richard Owlett composed on 2020-09-07 08:44 (UTC-0500): > > > > > 2.What 32 bit utilities are there to identify the hardware > > > capabilities > > > of a particular machine? > > > > inxi > > > > For CPU bits specifically: > > > > inxi -Cy > > > > For all CPU capabilities: > > > > inxi -Cay > i> > > If these produce any errors, you're using an old inxi version. Upstream > > version > > permits self upgrading thus: > > > > inxi -U > > > > It's been too long since I last used Debian's inxi package, so don't > > remember if > > it's packaged to override -U capability. > > > > > inxi -V | head -n1 > > inxi 3.1.06-00 (2020-08-17) > > Running Debian 9.8 I get > root@defaultinstall:/home/richard# inxi -V | head -n1 > inxi 2.3.5-00 (2016-12-02) > > It didn't like the "a" nor "y" parameters. > > I did "apt update" then "apt upgrade" and am now running Debian 9.13 > inxi -V | head -n1 re still reports inxi 2.3.5-00 (2016-12-02) > > > What should I read before attempting "inxi -U"?
man inxi on your buster installation. Then forget about manually upgrading stretch's version: you're interested in what inxi tells you about the machine hardware. > I also have the 64 bit flavor of Debian 10 on a separate partition. > I'll run them there and see what I'll get. > > As time is available I'll attempt to install also the 32 bit Debian 10. Perfect for the comparison you want. > > For a more general display of hardware configuration: > > > > inxi -by > > > > And with more detail: > > > > inxi -bay > > > > The -y switch produces a format resulting in more lines and shorter line > > length, > > so isn't needed, and isn't available in old inxi versions. Cheers, David.
