Kubuntu 8.10 at 64 bit

[sandro54]

Hello everybody,

I have a new PC at 64 bit with dual boot Vista/Linux (cpu Intel core 2 Quad - Q8200, 4 GB ram, sda 320 GB Vista, sdb 250 GB Linux), on the second disk (sdb) I have Kubuntu 8.10 at 32 bit and KDE 4.1.

I would like to upgrade to Kubuntu 8.10 at 64 bit without doing a new installation from Live_CD.

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  is It possible to pass from Kubuntu 8.10/32 bit to 64 bit ??
  
  if Yes, how could I do that ??
  

Thanks in advance
Sandro

[dibl]

Re: Kubuntu 8.10 at 64 bit

is It possible to pass from Kubuntu 8.10/32 bit to 64 bit ??

No -- sorry.

64-bit architecture is "different grade", not "upgrade".

You can save all the data out of /home/user, then you must do a new installation.

[sandro54]

Re: Kubuntu 8.10 at 64 bit

OK, thanks for your support .

[heinkel_111]

Re: Kubuntu 8.10 at 64 bit

This is how I did the transition to 64-bit. I recommend it as a soft transition:
1. make your /home a separate partition.
2. Then you can install 64bit and 32bit versions of kubuntu on your computer, on separate partitions (or even physical disks) which both can access the files in the /home partition.

It has been a couple of releases since I switched to 64 bit only. The advantage is that it runs like a better oiled machinery, more efficient on a lot of operations which demand some processing power. The disadvantage is that there are some applications which still don't function very well on 64bit platform, particularily this is an issue with some fileformats commonly used on the internet. Up until now, there have been issues with flash, issues which are now mostly solved, as adobe is releasing a 64bit native flash plugin. The swollen painful toe I get from kicking in the wall for stuff not working is currently related to java, and web applications requiring java webstart especially, such as all online banking stuff in this nation. I just can't get it to work properly, the main reason for that is Sun Microsystems that supply java don't support 64 bit. Luddites! >