Installed 32 bit

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so I am kind of new to the UBuntu thing and I installed 32 bit instead of 64 bit ( my pc has 8gb of ram , but did not realize that at the time) . My question is should I re-install the 64-bit or live it like this?

Well, I can only say what I would do: reinstall, since you (I guess) just installed it, and it is a waste to spill a lot of memory :) — Jacob Vlijm, Aug 29 '14 at 20:51

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Unless you have done a bunch of work to it already; I would suggest a clean install.

Is it possible to "upgrade" from a 32bit to a 64bit installation?

EDIT: If your hardware is new, go for 64bit. Otherwise use 32bit PAE.

32bit/32bit PAE/64bit comparison:

http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-decide-if-you-should-use-32bit-or-64bit-ubuntu

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Aug 29 '14 at 20:50

Aaron

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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Tim Aug 29 '14 at 21:19

Installed 32 bit

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