How to tell if you're running 64-bit Linux
For some reason I have been asked this several times over the last two weeks. It is a simple enough thing to determine:
mindflayer@wraith:~$ uname -a Linux wraith.foo.com 2.6.15-29-amd64-generic #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 29 13:24:06 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
You can tell by the kernel release name – which can be printed alone with a uname -r – which shows 2.6.15-29-amd64-generic. In addition, the machine type uname -m shows x86_64. This is a 64-bit host.
Like I said, pretty basic stuff.
Now listening: The Hand That Feeds by NIN
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