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The uname -m command says that my computer has got i686 archi..but when i use yum install , it takes i386 files from repositories...can anyone clarify whats going on behind?...
  1. 01-29-2007 #1
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    architecture confusion

    The uname -m command says that my computer has got i686 archi..but when i use yum install , it takes i386 files from repositories...can anyone clarify whats going on behind?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jaipraveen
    The uname -m command says that my computer has got i686 archi..but when i use yum install , it takes i386 files from repositories...can anyone clarify whats going on behind?
    i686 is backwards compatible with i586, i486 and i386. Linux packages for regular X86 processors generally just use i386 as their default architecture because it's the lowest common denominator. Occasionally there are distributions compiled strictly for i686 and above, but most people don't bother. For more explanation on the naming schemes of processors, read this:

    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/per...a64-em64t.html
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    Thanks Moe

    I read through the article and got a clear picture...
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