* 2022-01-31 06:32:23-0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > Due to historical circumstances, I have laptops which multi-boot > various Debian releases. There be 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the > same release on a particular machine. > > 1. From current console, how can I determine which is running? > [ equivalent of /etc/debian_version would be ideal ]
The running kernel and CPU:
$ lscpu | head -n2
Architecture: x86_64
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
$ uname -m
x86_64
> 2. As superuser, how can I determine which is installed on a different
> partition?
> [ My typical installation routine has been a descriptive label for
> each root partition. But not always done ;{ ]
Package manager can tell about installed packages. Kernel package names
include the architecture:
$ aptitude search ~i~nlinux-image-
i linux-image-5.10.0-10-amd64 - Linux 5.10 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
i linux-image-5.10.0-11-amd64 - Linux 5.10 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
i A linux-image-5.10.0-9-amd64 - Linux 5.10 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
i linux-image-amd64 - Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
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