What is the difference between "i386" and "i686" packages?
Issue
- What is the difference between "i386" and "i686" packages?
- What "i386", "i586", "i686" means in package names?
- Why glibc is installed with "i686" architecture where as all other packages installed with "i386" architecture?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux x86 (32 bit)
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