i686 means that you have a single-core 32 bit processor.

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On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:

> I tried uname -a, but I don't understand the output:
>
> Linux (hostname) 2.6.28-19-generic #65-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 16 14:14:28
> UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> I have an i686 processor, but I do not know what that means with
> regard to the 32-bit or 64-bit issue. I looked at the wikipedia page
> for i686, but that didn't contain any useful answers.
>
> I tried grep lm /proc/cpuinfo, and it looks like I do not have the lm
> flag. I see something called lahf_lm, but I suppose that's not the
> same thing.
>
> On Sep 22, 4:41 am, Daniel Eggleston <[email protected]> wrote:
> > uname -a will do it - will tell you if you're running a 32 or 64 bit
> kernel.
> >
> > To check the processor's ability (regardless of the kernel being run),
> grep
> > "lm" /proc/cpuinfo.  If your cpu has the "lm" flag (long mode), it's
> 64-bit.
> >
> > You should download the IDE that matches your kernel.  When in doubt, you
> > may be able to run the 32 bit version on a 64 bit system without
> problems.
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:46 AM, "J. Van Brimmer" <[email protected]
> >wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > What about doing a md5sum on the iso you used to install the system,
> and
> > > then compare that number to the md5sum list on the Ubuntu site?
> >
> > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >> In order to download a Java IDE, I am trying to determine whether my
> > >> Ubuntu system supports 64-bit processing.
> >
> > >> I tried
> > >> $uname -r
> > >> and got
> > >> 2.6.28-19-generic
> >
> > >> Then I tried
> > >> $getconf -a | grep BIT
> > >> and got (among other things)
> > >> CHAR_BIT                           8
> > >> LONG_BIT                           32
> > >> WORD_BIT                           32
> >
> > >> FILESIZEBITS                       64
> >
> > >> Does any of the above output answer my question? If not, should I try
> > >> something else?
> >
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