Query - can pc be seen as 64bit by one OS, but only 32 bit by another?

upALLnight · 2019-10-22 12:09

'Query - can a pc be seen as 64bit by one OS, but only 32 bit by another operating system? "

My example: Installing 64bit apps under Windows 10
Problem: Sloww.
Solution: Switch to Linux. Better. Faster. Yay.
New problem: 64bit now interpreted by Linux as i686 in Linux, which seems to mean i386 i.e. 32 bit for some/many apps?
New new problem: support lapsing for 32 bit, rejected as unsafe?

New solution ... find Linux that recognises bits same way Windows does. Not sure.

Confused permanoob

Dai_trying · 2019-10-22 17:01

If you installed the 32 bit version of any linux distro it will install 32 bit applications, I am only guessing that you might have installed the 32bit version but it does look likely, can you install inxi and post the output of inxi -F which will tell us exactly what you have installed.

upALLnight · 2019-10-22 17:47

Thanks Dai, here's what I got (minus mac details) :

System: Host: q4os-desktop Kernel: 5.2.0-3-686-pae i686 bits: 32 Desktop: Trinity R14.0.6 Distro: Q4OS 3.9.1-n2
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire ES1-512 v: V1.07 serial: <root required>
Mobo: Acer model: Aspire ES1-512 v: V1.07 serial: <root required> UEFI [Legacy]: Insyde v: 1.07 date: 09/11/2014
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 0% condition: N/A
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Celeron N2840 bits: 64 type: MCP L2 cache: 1024 KiB
Speed: 510 MHz min/max: 500/2582 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 510 2: 551
Graphics: Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display driver: i915 v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Bay Trail x86/MMX/SSE2 v: 4.2 Mesa 19.2.1
Audio: Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.2.0-3-686-pae
Network: Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath9k
IF: wls2 state: up mac:
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169
IF: ens3 state: down mac:
Drives: Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 6.75 GiB (1.4%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000LPVX-22V0TT0 size: 465.76 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 453.34 GiB used: 6.68 GiB (1.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-1
ID-2: /boot size: 235.3 MiB used: 77.3 MiB (32.8%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-3: swap-1 size: 3.89 GiB used: 1024 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info: Processes: 147 Uptime: 3h 51m Memory: 3.75 GiB used: 1.35 GiB (35.9%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.36

Dai_trying · 2019-10-22 18:12

Yes, you have indeed installed the 32 bit os onto your laptop, the easiest solution is to re-install using the 64bit image (which you will need to dl) which should give you what you want.

upALLnight · 2019-10-22 23:13

Wow okay weird - coulda sworn I downloaded the 64bit. Or maybe I got confused with an install I did for a mate who was still on XP on his old machine. That also maybe explains problems I'm getting, such as with GNU binary utilities (private shared library) upgrades wanting to wipe out my desktop. Thanks Dai, will re-download and re-install.

Dai_trying · 2019-10-22 23:25

You're welcome

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#1 2019-10-22 12:09

Query - can pc be seen as 64bit by one OS, but only 32 bit by another?

#2 2019-10-22 17:01

Re: Query - can pc be seen as 64bit by one OS, but only 32 bit by another?

#3 2019-10-22 17:47

Re: Query - can pc be seen as 64bit by one OS, but only 32 bit by another?

#4 2019-10-22 18:12

Re: Query - can pc be seen as 64bit by one OS, but only 32 bit by another?

#5 2019-10-22 23:13

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#6 2019-10-22 23:25

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