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64 bit to 32 bit?

  • 21-10-2008 6:36pm
    #1
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭


    So after various problems trying to install Ubuntu on my PC, I went with an external h/d installation which works swimmingly, but I've realised (about a month later) that I installed the 64 bit version. I had that because the chipset on the PC I was trying to install it on was 64 bit.

    1. Even though the h/d is connected to that PC, I should be able to install the 32 bit version, right?

    2. If I do want to do this (and it's looking increasingly likely as the number of apps I cannot install rises each day) what would happen to everything I've already installed? Is this 'downgrade' (?) going to wipe all my apps, settings, etc? Am I basically starting from scratch?

    Not that that's necessarily a deal breaker, but if there was some way of 'overlaying' 32 bit on top of the current version so I lose nothing that would be awsum.


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    I used to have the same problem installing applications and it was resolved with sudo apt-get install ia32-libs.

    Maybe the same will work for you?


  • #3
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    I think you will lose everything once you do a reinstall, but ubuntu 8.10 is out soon (according to ubuntu.com) so you may be better off waiting until then to download/install the 32 bit version.

    or maybe not, you know yourself what you need to use.


  • #4
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    I used to have the same problem installing applications and it was resolved with sudo apt-get install ia32-libs.

    Maybe the same will work for you?

    I had come across that thread before but it didn't really help. Did you do anything more than the 2 instructions in the post?

    I guess I should wait for the next version. Any good guides on upgrading Ubuntu without losing all your work?


  • #5
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    corblimey wrote: »
    I had come across that thread before but it didn't really help. Did you do anything more than the 2 instructions in the post?

    I guess I should wait for the next version. Any good guides on upgrading Ubuntu without losing all your work?
    No, most of the time I don't even need to use the second command.


  • #6
    An Fear Aniar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭An Fear Aniar


    corblimey wrote: »
    I guess I should wait for the next version. Any good guides on upgrading Ubuntu without losing all your work?

    The best thing is to have a separate /home partition.

    If the "work" you want to save is files like documents or movies or music just back them up like you would normally do. Don't fret so much and don't be afraid to break it a few times until you're comfortable with it.

    If I were you I would wait a few days and do a fresh install of Ibex. It's not much different from Hardy but its got a lot of performance improvements and better hardware detection.

    Don't worry about losing all the apps you've installed, you can just install them all again for free!!



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  • #7
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    Yeah, it's the apps mostly. I've got conky looking just the way I want it (I guess back up the .conkyrc file), I've got my dash looking good, just everything is looking good and working fine, for the first time since I got Ubuntu I'm happy with the way it works. And now I get to break it with a new release :) Ah, that's half the fun, I suppose. Who needs the tedium of having everything working?


  • #8
    An Fear Aniar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭An Fear Aniar


    corblimey wrote: »
    Ah, that's half the fun, I suppose. Who needs the tedium of having everything working?

    Yeah, just back up the conkyrc (although it should survive as it's on /home). You just need to reinstall the Conky app.

    It does get a little boring after a while with nothing going wrong.:)



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