EOL???

[Jay Ridgley]

On 9/22/21 2:07 PM, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 01:29:48PM -0500, Jay Ridgley wrote:
>> While attempting to upgrade one of my systems I received the following
>> message:
>>
>> There will not be any further Ubuntu releases for this system's 1386
>> architecture. Updates will continue until April 2023.
>>
>> The system is a lenovo ThinkCenter.
>>
>> In other words I have until April 2023 to obtain a replacement box, correct?
> 
> Does this machine actually have a 32-bit-only CPU?  It's not very likely
> unless it's very old, but somebody can check if you have the exact model
> number.  You may be able to reinstall it using amd64 (64-bit) instead of
> having to replace it.
> 
Colin ,

  I did a bit more research..

lshw shows i686
arch shows i686

grep -q '^flags.* lm ' < /proc/cpuinfo && echo yes shows yes


So it appears that it should be able to run the  64 bit version...

How to install 64 bit Ubuntu 18.o4 LTS?

I found this, will it work?

     Step 1: Download Ubuntu 18.04 ISO File.
     Step 2: Create a Bootable USB. (have this on hand)
     Step 3: Boot from USB. Boot USB from Boot Menu.
             Boot USB from BIOS/UEFI.
     Step 4: Run Ubuntu.
     Step 5: Install Ubuntu 18.04.

Source: 
https://ostoday.org/linux/question-how-do-i-upgrade-ubuntu-32-bit-to-64-bit-ubuntu.html

Cheers,
Jay
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