[ Ubuntu-BD ] Differences between linux kernels

[Hafiz Imtiaz]

Hello all

Can anyone please tell me the differences between 'generic' kernel,
'i386' kernel and 'i686' kernel ?

When i type 'uname -r' in the terminal, Ubuntu shows the following:

'2.6.24-16-generic'

But when i type 'uname -m', it shows:

'i686'

My processor is P4 2.40C GHz. Does computer performance depends on
kernel version ? that is, should i use 'i686' kernel ?

Thanks in advance

  
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