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Asked by davidzaq1

When I download something, it asks if the down is a 32 or 64 bit. I think I have been downloading 32. But when someone from this site asks me to run a command in the terminal, I think 64 shows up in the terminal. If it is a 64 bit, will it hurt the computer if I am downloading 32 bit software?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Ubuntu releases are mult-arch now. Skype fo example is only 32bit but your OS can handle this and pulls in the 32bit dependencies to make it work.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

This is also why aptitude was removed from the default install. It doesn't manage packages of the same name being installed which is how multi-arch works.

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#3

I just want to confirm what actionparsnip said. Ubuntu has multi-arch support integrated now and is not necessary for you to install the multi-arch libraries.

apt-get can handle 32libraries even if you have 64 bit operating system.

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 NikTh

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davidzaq1 (david3a9x) said : 		#4

Thank you