Hi, On 2021-08-13 8:00 a.m., Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 01:53:44PM +0200, deloptes wrote: >> Gunnar Gervin wrote: >> >>> (Later upgrade to 64bit if I can). >> >> I am not sure if you can upgrade 32 to 64bit OS. AFAIK you reinstall > > This is called a "crossgrade" sometimes (a portmanteau of "cross" and > "upgrade"). It is NOT supported. However, some advanced people have > done it. There's a wiki page about it. > > I've never done it. I've never even ATTEMPTED it. I would not > recommend it, particularly to a novice. > Seems to be quite complex, first adding x64 architecture to your system, then dealing with the problem that some base package can only be installed in one architecture at a time, afterward there will be the configuration part plus kernel.
Seems to me much easier to reinstall (after user data backup) than doing a crossgrade. > If the OP wants to run a 64-bit OS in the end, they should install a > 64-bit OS to begin with. > -- Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside -Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development
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