[ Ubuntu-BD ] Differences between linux kernels

[Nasimul Haque]

You should use man for knowing details about any command options.

uname -r gives you the kernel build. Here it is a special Ubuntu release number.

uname -m gives you the processor architecture which is i686 in your case.

Read the manual by typing

man uname

Enjoy.

Nasim

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Hafiz Imtiaz <eee.imtiaz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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M. Nasimul Haque, M.Sc.(SUST)
Wessex Institute of Technology
Southampton, UK