What package cd? Athalon XP or jsut x86?

WillRivendell · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 11 Mar 2004 Posts: 144

does it matter which if you want to use a package cd?

If you have an athalon 1900+ xp. should you use the athalon package?

or does it matter?

djm · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:12 pm Post subject:

The athlon package CD will have packages on it compiled with optimizations to take advantage of athlon only instructions (and so wouldn't run on any other processor). The x86 on will have packages that'll run on any x86 processor, but won't be as fast on your computer

(If you want to compile everything yourself you don't need a package CD though)

In other words - it doesn't matter, but it'd be best to get the athlon CD, unless you're planning on installing stuff on another system that has a different type of x86 processor and you don't want to get another CD
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WillRivendell · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 11 Mar 2004 Posts: 144

is it a considerable difference?

I[m looking for the fastest install here.. Dont want to wait 9 hours for kde to compile....or will i have to anyways?
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t3rm1nal · Apprentice Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 173 Location: US

its a noticeable difference - compiling for your architecture will also make it run faster and be more stable. I recommend a stage 1 install with manual kernel configuration - you are running amd 1900 - fast enough- you will have to wait for kde to compile anyways - just a suggestion.
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djm · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject:

I thought that the package CD came with a precompiled kde on it, which would take hardly any time to install

The difference should be noticable, but there are people who would argue that it's not (as well as a lot of people who argue that it runs much faster). There's no real disadvantage I can think of, so just go for the athlon version...
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tatesworld · n00b Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 67

yep i go for that too

I always follow the suite for binaries

athlon-xp (best)
athlon (fine)
i686 (fine)
i586 (ok that will do)
i386 (x86) (386 ) mmm ok if there is no other way