ubuntu upgrade 9.4 32bit to 9.10 64bit

[anubhavanant]

Hi
i am new on this forum and need help
Can someone please help me upgrade ubuntu 9.4 (32bit) to ubuntu 9.10 (64bit) ?

[jerrrys]

thats not an upgrade, thats a install...

[anubhavanant]

hey thanks for quick response
so what you suggest should i do?
download ubuntu 9.10 64 bit and run the installation in my ubuntu 9.4 32 bit version.
wont that create any issue ?

[jerrrys]

durning the instillation process you will be given the option to create a partition and run it side by side with 9.04. will also make file transfer easier. do you have enough space on your HDD to do this?

[anubhavanant]

I have 6 gb free in Ubuntu 9.4.
so after having 9.4 and 9.10 in parallel if i want to remove 9.4 and have all space that is there in 9.4 to be included in 9.10, i can do that ??

[jerrrys]

i should add that you can upgrade to 9.10 32 bit if you want

[jerrrys]

I have 6 gb free in Ubuntu 9.4.
so after having 9.4 and 9.10 in parallel if i want to remove 9.4 and have all space that is there in 9.4 to be included in 9.10, i can do that ??
yes, but 6 gig is small

is ubuntu the only thing on this HDD

[anubhavanant]

Yes actually i was doing that only but then i read 64 bit is faster so thought of trying this if its simple.
Thanks a lot for clearing doubt .. :)

[jerrrys]

what kind of processor do you have?

[jerrrys]

and to be clear. not how much space ubuntu 9.04 has, but how much total hard disk free space you have