just make a C program like this: int main() { printf("address bus is %d bytes\n",sizeof(void*)); } and compile it with cc then run it. If it prints 8, it is a 64 bit OS, if it prints 4, it is a 32 bit OS. cheers - Ben Le vendredi 17 août 2007 à 14:18 -0400, Kirkwood, David A. a écrit : > > From: Kirkwood, David A. > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 1:13 PM > To: Linux group (linux-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > Subject: 64 bit or 32 bit > > How can I tell if a given system is running a 32bit krnel or a 64bit kernel. I a system capable of running either, but I cannot figure out which kernel is installed on it. > > David A. Kirkwood > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html