HowTo Find out if Installed Linux is 32 bits or 64 bits

To figure out  whether we have installed Linux is of 32 bits or 64 bits, you can run the following command in a Terminal:
uname -m
The possible outcomes and their meanings are:

    * i686       : Installed 32-bit version.
    * x86_64 : Installed 64-bit version.



or try 



[root@rhel55 basil]# file `which file`
/usr/bin/file: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, stripped
[root@rhel55 basil]#


note the ` in the  above command is not single quotes , instead it is a backquote . the symbol on tilde key (~).

2 comments:

  1. interesting that it says GNU/Linux

    what this GNU all about then?!
    http://www.gnu.org/

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  2. notice this portion "ELF 32-bit LSB executable"

    that is the linux is 32 bit one !!

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU

    http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html

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