Do I need i586 AND src rpm's?

[[Mystik_Cool]]

I'm downloading a SuSE 8.2 complete version from the suse ftp (ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/8.2).

There are two big folders, with hundreds of .rpm : a "src" folder and a "i586" folder. I've had a quick look, and they have approximatively the same size, and the files seem to be the same (except ones are ".src.rpm" and others are ".i586.rpm :)).
I'm running a AMD XP 1800+.

What are the differences between those folders ? And which one do I need ? Maybe this is totally pointless but... I think I remember there was a "i586" option in the kernel that I ran before on this machine, but I've always met problems with this option.

Thanx in advance :)

[SuperNu]

.src.rpm are source RPMs. You don't need these unless you want to rebuild some binaries from the source code. RPMs in the i586 folder are binary RPMs that are compiled with i586 optimizations (pentium 1 CPUs). So, if you are installing SuSE, you are going to want files from the i586 folder (unless they have athlon optimized RPMs, then get those, especially if it is the kernel).

--SN

[[Mystik_Cool]]

Ok that's what I thought. Thanx SuperNu :)