i586 & i686?

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2...at%20Linux%209

Looking into this URL. under the RH Linux 9.0
what is i596 and i686?

PII-PV equivs.

"i" means "Intel", the processor manufacturer.

"586" means 80586, which is the family of processor types............Pentium I/II as far as I recall, the "686" is a P3/4 I think.

:)

so what if my CPU is Xeon?

There is proabably a distro for dual cpu.. I'm not really sure... never used a dual proc.

Sorry mate, I mislead you slightly:

586 is the Pentium I
686 is PII and PIII
786 is P4

The Xeon processor is a PIII family, so it will be a "686"

Here is a useful link to processor history:

http://www.pctechguide.com/02procs_H...erspective.htm

Cheers