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Difference between i386 and i686 distros

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What is the difference between i386 and i686 distros?

Does Red Hat come in a i686 distro?
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To make it easy for distribution, companies just say that the i386 distros are for Pentium(Intel) class processors.. instead of having separate distros for the i386 and i686.. When you fine tune your kernel during the install, you have the option to set the processor to the type you have..
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