Upgrading from 32 to 64 bit

[Robert Heller]

At Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:27:43 +1000 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> I am considering upgrading my systems from 32 to 64 bit.  I realise this 
> means a fresh installation.  I have all of my  home directory backed up 
> to an external disk. My email program is thunderbird. Can I restore the 
> 32 bit files to the 64 bit system without losing emails , addresses etc?

*Data* files are (generally) not word size dependent. None of *thunderbird's*
data files depend on the system word size or processor type. Or even O/S or
platform.


> 
> How will this affect my virtual machines?

This is going to depend on your VM system.  Xen vs KVM vs VirtualBox vs 
VMware.  They all do things differently and upgrading from the 32-bit host to 
the 64-bit will have different effects.

> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Peter Goggin
> 
> 
> 

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