On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 12:12:21AM +0530, Rajev Mhasawade wrote: > while downloading i came across the terms i386 and i686.What is > P4,i686 or i386?Since download is quite heavy i dont want to take > chance.Plz tell me! This should maybe go in the FAQ too. :) P4 is i686. The i386 packages, however, are also optimized for i386, so except in rare cases, it doesn't make much of a difference. The packages (like the kernel) where you have the option are usually those where it *does* make a difference, so when you have the choice, pick i686. -- Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://www.mattdm.org/> --> Fedora Users & Developers Conference, hosted by Boston University <-- February 18th, 2005 <http://fedoraproject.org/fudcon/>
