386 vs 686 kernel? And uninstall linux-image-2.6.15-21-386 removes Linux-386?

[OOzy Pal]

On 5/19/06, Karl Goetz <kamping_kaiser at internode.on.net> wrote:
> Chanchao wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Did another dapper dist-upgrade...  Didn't go so well, lost the option
> > to boot Windows XP... :(  Managed to get it back by manually editing
> > boot menu files, fortunately there was a backup.
> >
> > Anyway, it also replaced the kernel image with a new version. Two
> > questions:
> >
> > 1. If I mark the old one, linux-image-2.6.15-21-386, for removal, then
> > it also wants to remove Linux-386... Would that be bad?  I thought
> > Linux-386 would just point to the current version, which is
> > linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 ?
>
> linux-386 is a metapackage that (as you say) should always point to the
> newest -386 kernel.
>
> >
> > 2. Should I be using *386 at all?  My computer is a Pentium 3, so would
> > *686 be better?
>
> Yes
>
> What you could/should do is install a -686 kernel, then remove all your
> -386 stuff at once.
> kk
>
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Chanchao
> >
> >
>
>
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My computer is P4 (32bit) 3.4Gh (Desktop) can I install -686 kernel?
If yes, how? Is it through Synaptic?

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