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how do I tell the bit number for my version

Asked by terry hughes on 2012-01-04

I want to download skype. It asks for the version and whether 32 or 64 bit. I know I have ver 10-04 lts but don't know how to find the bit number

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said on 2012-01-04:

Hi, do this:
1. Open a terminal by hitting CTRL + ALT + T
2. Insert and run this command:
uname -m

3. Copy and paste the result here.

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terry hughes (terry-l-hughes) said on 2012-01-04:

the command came back with i686---is this 64 bit?

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Lalatendu Mohanty (then4way) said on 2012-01-04:

its a 32 bit OS

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terry hughes (terry-l-hughes) said on 2012-01-04:

That's what I needed---thanks

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