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What is the technical reason preventing a simple upgrade (non-destructive) from 32 to 64-bit?

I was under the impression that upgrading from 32-bit to 64-bit required a new kernel. This would mean replacing the kernel is all that would be needed. Perhaps drivers and libraries need to be ...
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Can I upgrade my 32-bit version of Ubuntu to 64-bit Ubuntu?

For a while, I have been using a 32-bit version of Ubuntu, and I have been considering switching to the 64-bit version. Because I am not too familiar with the ins and outs of Ubuntu yet, I was ...
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Tripple booting with Refit

I am currently working on a MAC that is dual booting Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit with MAC OS X (Lion I think) 64-bit via Refit; I never use the OS X partition because I can't stand the UI on Macs, my question ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 over Ubuntu 11.10 seems to hang

My installation of Ubuntu 12.10 over Ubuntu 11.10 seems to hang on "saving installed packages". How long should I wait before knowing for sure that something is wrong? I stopped it once and tried ...
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Switching from 32 to 64 bit via upgrade [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I switch a 32-bit installation to a 64-bit one? I was quite sure myself that it's not possible to switch from a 32-bit to a 64-bit Ubuntu without a clean ...
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Can I Upgrade From 32-Bit to 64-Bit? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I switch a 32-bit installation to a 64-bit one? I have a 64-bit processor (Intel i3 second gen), and when I installed Ubuntu I went with the 32-bit version ...
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Should I upgrade to 64 bit Ubuntu with an old laptop model?

I just realized, and I mean it literally just a few minutes ago, that my processor Intel T5870 supports 64-bit. I have had this laptop (ThinkPad R61i) for two years mainly running Ubuntu 32-bit. So ...
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Can't load 12.04 from CD

I've got 32bit version of 11.10 and I want to upgrade to 64bit 12.04. I've tried booting the ISO from a USB and a CD but when I chose the boot option it just goes straight through to my normal ...
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libglib2.0 errors on 11.10 upgrade and installing ia32-libs

Ran through the upgrade to 11.10 and bunch of errors came back. After some initial diagnosis and autoremove via apt-get, I've still got 17 packages that won't install. Running dpkg --audit gives me: ...
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Upgrade from 32 bit to 64 Bit? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is it possible to "upgrade" from a 32bit to a 64bit installation? I would like to know if it is possible to upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit. Say currently I am ...
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Can I upgrade from a 32-bit install to a 64-bit one? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is it possible to “upgrade” from a 32bit to a 64bit installation? This may be a completely wacky idea, but I have 10.04 32-bit installed and want to update ...
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Is it possible to “upgrade” from a 32bit to a 64bit installation?

As per title, I wish to know if I can, after a successful 32bit setup and consequent software installations, update to a 64bit version. I know how to partition (actually one of the solutions is to ...