To install Fedora Core from discs, you need four installation CDs, or the installation DVD. There are separate disc sets for each supported architecture. Currently, Fedora Core supports the i386, ppc, and x86_64 architectures. These architectures are described below:
i386
Intel x86-compatible processors, including Intel Pentium and Pentium-MMX, Pentium Pro, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron, Pentium 4, and Xeon; VIA C3/C3-m and Eden/Eden-N; and AMD Athlon, AthlonXP, Duron, AthlonMP, and Sempron
ppc
PowerPC processors, such as those found in Apple Power Macintosh, G3, G4, and G5, and IBM pSeries systems
x86_64
64-bit AMD processors such as Athlon64, Turion64, Opteron; and Intel 64-bit processors such as EM64T
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