11-08-2012
Machine/Hardware platform/Processor type
Hi,
I am just confused about these three things which are shown in the output of uname command. I am running RH lINUX 9.0 on hardware having Intel HT CPU. My uname shows
uname -p i686 (processor)
uname -m i686 (machine)
uname -i i386 (hardware)
I was about to install some source packages but didn't know which one of i686 or i386 should I choose.
What exactly is the concept of these three. Firstly please explain what is i686 and i386. As I know i386 is the old processor architecture and i686 is the latest one. Detailed explaination is appreciated !
Thanks and regards,
Dexter
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UNAME(1) BSD General Commands Manual UNAME(1)
NAME
uname -- Print operating system name
SYNOPSIS
uname [-amnprsv]
DESCRIPTION
The uname utility writes symbols representing one or more system characteristics to the standard output.
The following options are available:
-a Behave as though all of the options -mnrsv were specified.
-m print the machine hardware name.
-n print the nodename (the nodename may be a name that the system is known by to a communications network).
-p print the machine processor architecture name.
-r print the operating system release.
-s print the operating system name.
-v print the operating system version.
If no options are specified, uname prints the operating system name as if the -s option had been specified.
SEE ALSO
hostname(1), machine(1), sw_vers(1), uname(3)
STANDARDS
The uname utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2''). The -p option is an extension to the standard.
BSD
November 9, 1998 BSD