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hello everyone i tried to download fedora from the following link Fedora Project but there i was weird to see that differenet versions of fedora are available PHP Code: i386 ...
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    difference b/w i386, x86_64, ppc, i686

    hello everyone
    i tried to download fedora from the following link
    Fedora Project
    but there i was weird to see that differenet versions of fedora are available
    PHP Code:
    i386, x86_64, ppc, i686 
    i just wanna know that how can i know wh distribution is for my platform.
    means are there any sort of commands that can let me know that i have i386, x86_64, ppc, i686 platform
    i have intel pentium dual core processor with intal 945 motherboard
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    Quote Originally Posted by bilal_jan View Post
    PHP Code:
    i386, x86_64, ppc, i686 
    i just wanna know that how can i know wh distribution is for my platform.
    means are there any sort of commands that can let me know that i have i386, x86_64, ppc, i686 platform
    i have intel pentium dual core processor with intal 945 motherboard
    x86_64 = 64 bit PCs
    PPC = Power PCs
    i386 = the older intel architecture, more commonly used in non 64 bit amds (cheap)
    i686 = the newer intel architecture (expensive)

    im not sure about Intel processors but dual core usually means 64 bit, but i could be wrong.

    EDIT: and dont forget to try uname -a in the terminal
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    You can use the i386 or i686 for sure.
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    thanks Surak, devils casper, MikeTbob for ur replies
    i tried uname -p nad gives
    i686
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