Feb

19

2

Find Linux OS is 32 or 64bit.

Faheem    Home, Linux     23bit or 64bit, linux 32 or 64bit., linux arcticture

There are several situations where you need to confirm whether your Linux OS installed  is 32bit or 64bit. People normally use uname -a to find it. But the following command will tell you exactly the machine   architecture.

getconf LONG_BIT

getconf utility shall conform to the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section 12.2, Utility  Syntax.

eg:

[root@localhost ~]# getconf LONG_BIT
32
[root@localhost ~]#

My machine is 32bit.

If you enjoyed this article please consider sharing it!

2 Comments to “Find Linux OS is 32 or 64bit.”

• Tweets that mention Find Linux OS is 32 or 64bit. | techinterplay -- Topsy.com March 30, 2010 at 9:30 am

  [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by techinterplay. techinterplay said: Find Linux OS is 32 or 64bit. – There are several situations where you need to confirm whether your Linux OS… http://is.gd/b61R9 #linux [...]

  Reply
• 

  Digital product phot May 17, 2010 at 9:28 pm

  Thanks for the sharing of theses importants infos about distinguishing a 32 & a 64 bit Linux O/S

  Reply