Linux Archives README 29 July 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This directory contains CD images for various Linux Distros. In general they are organised as follows: distro-name\version\platform.[iso|nrg] or distro-name\version\platform-disc-x-of-x.[iso|nrg] or distro-name\version\*.[iso|nrg] Solaris and NetBSD is also present here as there is not enough versions/copies of them to justify giving them separate directories. .nrg files were created with Ahead Nero Express version 5 or 6 .iso files may have been created by any one of a number of programs. Platform Names --------------------------------------------------------------------------- i386 Intel IA-32 architecture: 386/486/586/686. Distros labeled i386 may not work on 80386 processors: they may be compiled for 686. IA32 Same as i386 EM64T Also known as AMD64, this is IA-32 with 64bit extensions. PPC IBM PowerPC based systems. Some of these may be specific to Macs SPARC Sun SPARC --------------------------------------------------------------------------------