64-bit or 32-bit Linux

[Tyler Aviss]

You know, I've always wished there was a way to install packages based
on what existed on a preview/other server. Apparently there is!


Thanks for that little tidbit of info, it's very useful!



On Dec 12, 2007 12:38 PM, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 12:04:13PM -0500, Henry de Valence wrote:
> > I'm in the same situation. Is it possible to convert a 32bit install to a
> > 64bit one without wiping the drive?
>
> No not really.
>
> I suppose technically you could install a 64bit kernel (certainly debian
> includes one with the 32bit version), and then create a chroot and do a
> 64bit install there, and eventually move over to using that one, but
> that's still doing a reinstall except the hard way.
>
> You could of course backup your config files (/etc) and your package list
> (dpkg --get-selections > listofpackages) and then after installing a
> base system with 64 bit you can ask dpkg to install the same packages
> (dpkg --set-selections < listofpackages; apt-get dselect-upgrade) then
> restore your config files to the new installs /etc.  That should be
> pretty quick.
>
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