[plug] newbie updating: i386 vs i686?

[Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima]

On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Ari Finander wrote:

> I usually install packages that are *.i386.rpm but I'm noticing that
> in the RedHat 7.0 updates release from RedHat there'sa section for
> glibc and kernal rpms that is for the i686.  If I update from the i386
> folder for either glibc or the kernel rpms will I be doing something
> terribly awful and blasphemous?

If I understand you correctly you are asking if it is safe to install a i386
rpm on a i686 system.

The answer is yes.  the i686's have been built to take advantage of
instructions available to that hardware.


Yours Tony.

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