Determining whether a given Linux is 32 bit or 64 bit

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So, I typed uname -a, it gave the following output.

Linux mars 2.6.9-67.0.15.ELsmp #1 SMP Tue Apr 22 13:50:33 EDT 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

How should I determine if the given OS is 32 or 64 bit?

May 21, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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try this.

getconf LONG_BIT

Output:

  • 32, if OS is 32 bit
  • 64, if OS is 64 bit
answered May 21, 2019 by Upasana
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