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Subject: upgrading from i386 to AMD64
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Neil Short writes:

>  Based upon a different question in this forum, I find myself
>  motivated to upgrade my i386 install to AMD64. Can this be done
>  by a simple kernel rebuild or a binary upgrade? Is a full
>  reinstallation necessary?

	Perhaps not strictly necessary, but the path of least
resistance and lowest risk.


				Robert Huff