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uname is a [[command]] to display information about the running kernel. You can use it to [[find out if your system is 32bit or 64 bit]].
 
uname is a [[command]] to display information about the running kernel. You can use it to [[find out if your system is 32bit or 64 bit]].
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Example:
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tweedleburg:~/ # uname
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Linux
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tweedleburg:~/ # uname -a
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Linux tweedleburg 3.4.11-2.16-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Sep 26 17:05:00 UTC 2012 (259fc87) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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tweedleburg:~/ # uname -p
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x86_64
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tweedleburg:~/ # uname -m
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x86_64
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tweedleburg:~/ # uname -i
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x86_64

Latest revision as of 09:39, 19 December 2012

uname is a command to display information about the running kernel. You can use it to find out if your system is 32bit or 64 bit.

Example:

tweedleburg:~/ # uname
Linux
tweedleburg:~/ # uname -a
Linux tweedleburg 3.4.11-2.16-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Sep 26 17:05:00 UTC 2012 (259fc87) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
tweedleburg:~/ # uname -p
x86_64
tweedleburg:~/ # uname -m
x86_64
tweedleburg:~/ # uname -i
x86_64