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Convert LMDE 32-bit to 64-bit?
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:35 am
by bpeary
Having installed (four months ago) and customized the initial 32-bit system on my AMD-64, I'm now faced with the question of what to do about the new 64-bit release. Any way to convert, short of a fresh install? Seems like this should be a topic covered in the FAQ, installation guides, and release announcements.
Re: Convert LMDE 32-bit to 64-bit?
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:45 am
by wayne128
I do not think there is a way to convert 32-bit to 64-bit OS.
Fresh install for 64-bit is the way to go.
Re: Convert LMDE 32-bit to 64-bit?
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:24 pm
by TBABill
No you cannot convert. They're different and you must have a 64 bit install. You can run 32 bit apps on a 64 bit OS, but not the other way around.
Re: Convert LMDE 32-bit to 64-bit?
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:43 pm
by gotjazz
but you can export a package list from synaptic (or use mintbackup) so everything you have gets reinstalled after you've added the sources (or copied your sources.list
) and you can keep and reuse your /home partition so all the settings and data are were you left them.
Re: Convert LMDE 32-bit to 64-bit?
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:22 pm
by bpeary
Thank you all.
Re: Convert LMDE 32-bit to 64-bit?
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:04 pm
by ACDCBag
gotjazz wrote:but you can export a package list from synaptic (or use mintbackup) so everything you have gets reinstalled after you've added the sources (or copied your sources.list
) and you can keep and reuse your /home partition so all the settings and data are were you left them.
Hey gotjazz, could you please provide a little further information on this? I'm a relative noob, and I'm in the same situation as bpeary. Thanks.
Re: Convert LMDE 32-bit to 64-bit?
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:54 pm
by anmys
ACDCBag wrote: could you please provide a little further information on this? I'm a relative noob, and I'm in the same situation as bpeary. Thanks.
It is quite simple if you are comfortable with a command-line. On your "old" system just do
on the "new" system, just do
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dpkg --set-selections < pkgs.lst
apt-get dselect-upgrade
Of course, you should have set up the sources.list properly.
Regards.
Re: Convert LMDE 32-bit to 64-bit?
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:12 pm
by ACDCBag
Thanks anmys, I'm about to give this a try. Appreciate the help.
Re: Convert LMDE 32-bit to 64-bit?
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:30 pm
by richyrich
More information in this tutorial, including a GUI method, section D:
How to upgrade to a newer release