[arch-general] Change installation from 64-bit to 32-bit

[droe6]

Not even that. You can have functioning 32bit programs running on a 64bit
system. The only reason I can see to change is if you somehow installed a
64bit system on a 32 bit architecture system.
On Jul 10, 2014 10:07 PM, "Bigby James" <bigby.james at crepcran.com> wrote:

> On 07/11, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I installed 64-bit arch on a low memory laptop (1G) not thinking about
> the
> > higher memory requirement.
> >
> > Now I wonder, whether I can approach to change it by changing the
> pacman.conf
> > entry
> >
> > Architecture = auto
> > to
> > Architecture = i686
> >
> > and reinstall all explicitly installed packages.
> >
> > I feel like it should work.
> >
> > Any "don't do that"s, "go for it"s, "I did it"s out there :o)).
> > --
> > Friedrich
>
> I'm certainly no expert on how GNU/Linux systems are put together, but it
> seems
> to me that in the process of replacing all 64-bit libraries with their
> 32-bit
> equivalents, the currently running 64-bit system will try to use
> llibraries that
> you've just deleted, and so will crash during the process. If that happens,
> you'll be reinstalling anyway. There is a way to get a 32-bit clone of your
> current system up and running very quickly:
>
> 1. Back up any sensitive data, including configuration files.
> 2. Follow the instructions on the wiki for creating a list of packages
> installed
>    from the official repositories. [1] Make sure to keep that list with
> your
>    backups.
> 3. Format the disks and install a 32-bit build of Arch following the
> restoration
>    instructions from that same wiki page.
> 4. Restore your backups.
>
>
> [1]:
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman_tips#Backing_up_and_retrieving_a_list_of_installed_packages
>
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