[lug] checking for 64 bit fedora

[Davide Del Vento]

I think that if you don't get an "_64" somewhere in uname -a, then it's 32bit.
Bye,
;Dav

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 13:12,  <stimits at comcast.net> wrote:
> Now I know I can try to look at package names and versions, or refer to an
> original install CD to find out whether a flavor of linux is actually
> running 64 bit or not. I have an opteron system though that works great with
> 64 or 32 bit, and the issue simply calls it i686. Is there a way, perhaps in
> /proc, to look at something like kernel symbols or some other direct way to
> see if the kernel sees the system itself as 64 bit? E.G., the /proc/cpuinfo
> only shows the specification of the cpu, not how the o/s is using it. Is
> there some sort of 64 bit fingerprint for a running system which root can
> see but does not rely on package naming?
>
> Dan Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net
>
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