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

[OOzy Pal]

On 5/19/06, OOzy Pal <oozypal at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/19/06, BBBB <ubuntulist at thingbuilder.com> wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adam Conrad" <adconrad at ubuntu.com>
> >
> >
> > > Chanchao wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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 ?
> > >
> >
> > >
> > > > 2. Should I be using *386 at all?  My computer is a Pentium 3, so would
> > > > *686 be better?
> > >
> > > You should ideally "apt-get install linux-686", yes.
> > >
> > > ... Adam
> > >
> > I am using an AMD 64 processor but don't want to use the 64bit version of
> > Ubuntu. Which should I be using? 386, or 686?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bradley
> >
> >
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>
> I am not been able to install linux-686. I tried,
>
> synaptic
> aptitude
> apt-get install linux-686
> adept
>
> They all get stuck showing a msg:
>
> Waiting for headers
>
> Then after few minutes, I got a fail msg.
>
>
>
> --
> OOzy
> Kubuntu-Dapper
>
here is the error, I get

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  linux-image-2.6.15-23-686 linux-image-686
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-686 linux-restricted-modules-686
Suggested packages:
  linux-doc-2.6.15 linux-source-2.6.15 nvidia-glx nvidia-glx-legacy
  avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.15-23
Recommended packages:
  lilo
The following NEW packages will be installed
  linux-686 linux-image-2.6.15-23-686 linux-image-686
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-686 linux-restricted-modules-686
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 22.4MB/30.7MB of archives.
After unpacking 86.5MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Errhttp://ch.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main linux-image-2.6.15-23-686
2.6.15-23.35
  Connection failed [IP: 85.133.25.7 80]
Failed to fetch
http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.15/linux-image-2.6.15-23-686_2.6.15-23.35_i386.deb
 Connection failed [IP: 85.133.25.7 80]
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with
--fix-missing?

-- 
OOzy
Kubuntu-Dapper