[Gllug] Are i386 & i586 rpm's interchangeable?

[Andrew Richardson]

I believe that the Mandrake rpm's are just 586 optimised rather than 
specific.  If you find something doesn't seem to run properly try using 386 
rpm's such as red hat's.  Most of the non GUI RH and M'drake stuff is 
interchangeable. with KDE stuff it is another matter as RH and Mandrake use 
different printing systems and the libraries clash.

Andrew Richardson

 On Thursday 16 August 2001 09:47, you wrote:
> I've just installed a cut-down version of Mandrake 8.0 (no X etc) on a
> 486 machine (I installed on a Pentium II then swapped the hard disk
> over). It sems to work fine, ethernet is up, telnet client/server works
> etc.
>
> However, I've just noticed that all the rpm's are for i586's.
>
> Would i586 binary rpm's always work on a 486?
> Does the i586.rpm just mean it was optimized for a 586 when compiled,
> but should still work on a 486 (albeit unoptimized)?
> Or might it use 586 instructions that aren't present on 486 chips?
>
> If not, what are the options for installing linux on 386 or 486's?
> Just use an old distro (not ideal)
> Install from source code (time consuming)
> Manually replace the i586 rpm's with i486 ones?
> Are there distros that supply up-to-date packages compiled for 486's?
>
> I've had a look at the "Linux From Scratch" HOWTO which looks
> interesting and instructive but I don't really have the time at the
> moment  - has anyone tried this and is it straightforward or are there
> many hidden pitfalls?
>
> I've only got a 56k dialup connection so my download options are
> limited.
>
> --
> Paul Brazier
> Cosmos UK
>
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