Pete Moscatt wrote:
What's the difference between i585 and i686 which I see in some of the filename
of
some RPM's ?
Pete
Well, assuming that i585 is a typo, and shoud be i586, the it is the
processor the RPM is optimised for. A i586 will run on a Pemtium (or
equivelent) and newer processor, but an i686 requires a Pentium II or
newer. There are also i486, k6 and athlon RPMs, but you don't see them
as often. i386 are the most common type, and will run on anyting from a
386 to a P4. There are two places where using software optimised for a
specific processor pay off the most. The kernel, and the glibc libraries.
Mikkel
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