Linux Architecture Disambiguation

demmylls · 09-12-2006, 11:53 PM

there are currently many linux architecture for packages out there
i386, i686, i586, PPC, x_64 etc etc

i know that i386 is older processors such as pentium I and celeron
P4 is i386

but now even celeron is equivalent to P4 so does it mean newer celeron using i686(i might be wrong)

now in market there is alot other new processors, dual core, quad core, n core etc etc

AMD with its own sets of newer greater processors

is there a table list of the latest processors(old to new) list and its architecture as in linux?

Matir · 09-13-2006, 12:12 AM

The next issue of "Infrequently Asked Questions" (LQ on LinuxWorld.com) actually contains quite a bit of detail about this. But generally, any processor newer than a Pentium Pro is a i686. Pentiums are i586, 486=i486, etc.

x_64/x86_64/amd64 are the 64 bit processors...