[KLUG Members] a (probably stupid question) on rpms

Wesley Leonard members@kalamazoolinux.org
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:13:51 -0500


Those are the target architectures.  The i386 ones will work on any Intel (or
compatible) system.  The i586 are optimized for the pentium and the i686 are
optimized for Pentium Pro/II/III/IV.

Rusty Yonkers wrote:
> 
> I see rpms that are for i386 and i586 and i686.  What
> is the difference and how do I know which is the best
> one to get??
> 
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