On Sunday 06 April 2003 20:38, fsanta wrote:
What's the difference between packages which say i386 i586 and i686?
i386 packages are compiled with the options/instructions which an Intel 80386
(+equivalent) will run. They will also run on 486, pentium, ...
i586 are 'optimised' for a pentium class processor (i.e. use new istructions
and options) They will run on equivalents but not 80386/486.
i686 (or IA64) are for the new 64bit chips.
I have a PII 300 and SuSE 8.1. Which should I choose, given a choice?
the i586 - are likely to run a bit faster at least since they're compiled for the pentium class, but i386 will run just fine. You might find that the dependencies are different occasionally. i686/IA64 will not run on a PII Dylan -- It is a dark day...