On Sun, 25 Apr 2021 09:21:22 -0700 William Morder via tde-users users@trinitydesktop.org wrote:
Anyway, how do I find out if indeed this motherboard actually is (or is capable of running) 64-bit? It was some command or other which gave me the information in a shell, then Nik (as I recall) said, hey, your machine is actually 64-bit. When I did the original installation, though, I didn't get the choice. Also I don't mind buying a new, bigger and better motherboard; that wouldn't take up more space. If I get any more crowded here, then I will need to sleep outside.
Try lscpu . If you get a line that reads:
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
or
Architecture: x86_64
you should be running a 64-bit system. Bitness is normally governed by the CPU, not the mobo (although since one upgrades the two in lockstep 95% of the time, it's hard to say how much that matters).
If you want another computer and your space is *really* restricted, there are a few tiny single-board systems like the LattePanda that have an x86_64 CPU architecture and are in a similar category to the RPi sizewise.
E. Liddell