On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Hilton Medeiros <medeiros.hilton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 28 May 2010 16:04:50 +0200 > Guillaume ALAUX <guillaume@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hum... this technique looks like reinstalling to me. You don't >> *convert*anything but >> *reinstall* packages. So to my point of view you would be better off >> installing from scratch. Much cleaner. You will still have to download >> 64bits packages. >> >> Still you can keep the list of installed packages with $(pacman -Qq) >> and keep some conf files before erasing the 32bit root partition. >> >> On 28 May 2010 15:50, Hilton Medeiros <medeiros.hilton@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >> > On Fri, 28 May 2010 08:28:55 -0500 >> > "Jeffrey Lynn Parke Jr." <jeffrey.parke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > > you have to reinstall >> > > >> > > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Nilesh Govindarajan >> > > <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: >> > > >> > > > Hi, >> > > > >> > > > I recently found that my processor is capable of running 64bit >> > > > OS (it has the lm flag in /proc/cpuinfo) and I am using 32bit >> > > > Arch which is turn off I think. >> > > > How do I convert to 64bit without the format-and-reinstall ? >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Nilesh Govindarajan >> > > > Facebook: nilesh.gr >> > > > Twitter: nileshgr >> > > > Website: www.itech7.com >> > > > >> > >> > >> > http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Migrating_Between_Architectures_Without_Reinstalling >> > > > Arch's competent Linux users should know that there is no way to > magically convert i686 binaries to x86_64, right guys? I know you are > just joking. ;) > No I didn't know that really. If I'm an arch user should that imply that I know anything and everything about Linux LOL ? Its like, if you're a cook, then it implies that you can make any sort of food, be it american, european, asian, etc. ?!?! -- Nilesh Govindarajan Facebook: nilesh.gr Twitter: nileshgr Website: www.itech7.com
