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  1. April 15th, 2014 #1
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    How to tell if I have 32-bit or 64-bit Ubuntu?

    I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on my PC. Is there a way to tell if it is 32-bit or 64-bit?

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    Re: How to tell if I have 32-bit or 64-bit Ubuntu?

    type "arch" in terminal. (no quotes)
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    Re: How to tell if I have 32-bit or 64-bit Ubuntu?

    Or try

    uname -a

    which might say (after mentioning the OS release you have) i686 (meaning 32bit) or X86_64 (meaning 64bit). Assuming Intel cpu...
    Last edited by davea42; April 15th, 2014 at 04:56 PM. Reason: Add short additional sentence.
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    Re: How to tell if I have 32-bit or 64-bit Ubuntu?

    You can also run "system settings" and "details", this will give it to u as well.
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