Hi, On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 04:51:19PM +0100, alain williams wrote: > On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 10:28:26AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > How do I identify whether in 32 or 64 bit mode. > > $ file /bin/true
In Richard's specific case this probably will work because it's going to be very unlikely that Richard (or the previous owner) has taken a 32-bit Debian install and loaded a 64-bit kernel on it. But in the general case, these don't have to match: $ file /bin/true /bin/true: ELF 32-bit LSB pie executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2, BuildID[sha1]=34b7090f95e38d12cf00b77a9afb8e51822fd92d, for GNU/Linux 3.2.0, stripped $ uname -m x86_64 If someone is going to try to crossgrade a Debian install from 32-bit to 64-bit then stopping after doing just the kernel is easy mode. Thanks, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
