What does i386 exactly mean?

andras.lorincz_at_gmail.com
Date: 01/31/05

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    The debian packages contain in their names i386. That means, as far as I know,
    that these programs are compiled to be able to run on at least on intel 386
    processors. But does it also mean that if are run on newer machines, they run
    slower because don't exploit the capabilities of the newer processors? Is it
    worth to compile the packages before installing them, and if so are there any
    configurations to be made to get a more optimized binary? 

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