hi you cannot update from 32bit to 64bit you have to install the new system from scrach
2017-06-10 17:28 GMT-04:00 Peter Flynn <pe...@silmaril.ie>: > A rather odd request. I have a Dell Optiplex 745 which I rescued from > oblivion last year when an office was being cleared out. I hurriedly > installed Xubuntu 16.04 on it and it's been fine. > > It now turns out that I used a USB containing the 32bit distribution > instead of the 64bit, so I wanted to know if there is a way to "upgrade" > in place from 32bit 16.04 to 64bit 16.04 > > The 745 runs a 64bit processor and architecture, from what I have been > able to determine (at least, it boots from the 64bit ISO on a USB stick, > and everything seems to run OK). > > Or do I have to do a from-scratch installation (not a major problem, as > /home is on a separate partition, and most all the important stuff is on > SVN repos). > > ///Peter > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users >
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