[GLLUG] converting from 32 bit to 64 bit OpenSUSE

[Ben Chavez]

If you have the source for the software (the tar file) you can probably
compile it for your system. OpenSuSE will probably need you to install a
compiler and all the developer libraries which you can get using YaST. That
will be better than re installing the OS on its 64bit flavor.

Good luck to you.

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Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 11:02:42 -0400
From: dburk at ws6transam.org
To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
Subject: [GLLUG] Help converting from 32 bit to 64 bit OpenSUSE
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Hi there,
I've been lurking for the last six months or so. Part of my research system
here at MSU's seismic department is a Linux computer I use for archiving
seismic data. I am attempting to create a seismic database and have been
bringing waveforms online for the past six months or so. The software for
the database file serving system requires a 64-bit installation but the
computer was configured as a 32-bit OS.

Time's getting short, and I'm a basic user. What I don't want to do is hose
the computer whilst trying to upgrade. I tried that on my home linux system,
and it's now dead- I'll probably have to do a reinstall to revive it. Is
there anyone near campus who would be willing to assist me in converting
this system so that I can get my Antelope 5.1-64 package going?

The hardware appears to be there: It's an AMD Athalon X2-250 dual-core, and
there looks to be about 1.8GB of RAM loaded on-board. I'm just not confident
that I can get it right the first time by myself. The IT guys here in
Natural sciences are disavowing any LINUX knowledge, saying that they don't
know how to deal with non-mainstream operating systems. (???)

-Dan Burk
MSU phone 355-8397
cell: 388-2875

mailto:burkdani at msu.edu




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