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qiubosu
October 15th, 2012, 10:49 PM
Dear Sir,

how to convert "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server" (after the conversion, the GUI desktop will be still available)?

i have a 64 bits server (support virtualization) with "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" installed. there are wine, filezilla, openoffice, oracle vm virtualbox etc applications, and some VM OS images installed in this server as well.

now i want to convert the "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server", and require the above installed applications and VM OS images still work after the conversion. can this be achieved without any hassles? if yes, how to achieve it and what is the easiest way to do it? if the above installed applications not working after the conversion, could them work after being adjustified/reinstalled/tuned?

what i plan to do is to directly upgrade from "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server", with a burned "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server" CD. is this ok? otherwise, please advice.

thanks.

sammiev
October 15th, 2012, 11:27 PM
You will need to do a fresh install. Make sure your computer supports 64 bit as most do now.

qiubosu
October 16th, 2012, 07:52 PM
Dear Sir,

how to convert "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server" (after the conversion, the GUI desktop will be still available)?

i have a 64 bits server (support virtualization) with "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" installed. there are wine, filezilla, openoffice, oracle vm virtualbox etc applications, and some VM OS images installed in this server as well.

now i want to convert the "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server", and require the above installed applications and VM OS images still work after the conversion. can this be achieved without any hassles? if yes, how to achieve it and what is the easiest way to do it? if the above installed applications not working after the conversion, could them work after being adjustified/reinstalled/tuned?

what i plan to do is to directly upgrade from "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server", with a burned "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server" CD. is this ok? otherwise, please advice.

thanks.

qiubosu
October 16th, 2012, 07:53 PM
Dear Sir,

how to convert "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server" (after the conversion, the GUI desktop will be still available)?

i have a 64 bits server (support virtualization) with "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" installed. there are wine, filezilla, openoffice, oracle vm virtualbox etc applications, and some VM OS images installed in this server as well.

now i want to convert the "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server", and require the above installed applications and VM OS images still work after the conversion. can this be achieved without any hassles? if yes, how to achieve it and what is the easiest way to do it? if the above installed applications not working after the conversion, could them work after being adjustified/reinstalled/tuned?

what i plan to do is to directly upgrade from "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server", with a burned "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server" CD. is this ok? otherwise, please advice.

thanks.

qiubosu
October 16th, 2012, 07:54 PM
Dear Sir,

how to convert "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server" (after the conversion, the GUI desktop will be still available)?

i have a 64 bits server (support virtualization) with "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" installed. there are wine, filezilla, openoffice, oracle vm virtualbox etc applications, and some VM OS images installed in this server as well.

now i want to convert the "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server", and require the above installed applications and VM OS images still work after the conversion. can this be achieved without any hassles? if yes, how to achieve it and what is the easiest way to do it? if the above installed applications not working after the conversion, could them work after being adjustified/reinstalled/tuned?

what i plan to do is to directly upgrade from "ubuntu 10.04 32 bits desktop" to "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server", with a burned "ubuntu 12.04 64 bits server" CD. is this ok? otherwise, please advice.

thanks.

CharlesA
October 16th, 2012, 08:18 PM
The only way to convert from a 32-bit install to a 64-bit install is to backup your data and reinstall the 64-bit version.

Also: please do not post multiple posts/threads, all your duplicate threads have been merged with this one.

qiubosu
October 20th, 2012, 11:39 PM
dear charlesa, what do you mean of the reinstall the 64-bit version? with the same harddrive to install the 64-bit version with the burned CD? is this an upgrade from 32-bit version to 64-bit version or something else? thanks for being more clearer with more details.

CharlesA
October 21st, 2012, 03:25 AM
You would need to install the 64-bit version because you cannot convert a 32-bit install to a 64-bit installed.