[newbie] RPMs

[Lance & Carrie Borden]

Hey Y'all,

Does it make any difference "what kind" of rpm I see/install?  What's the
difference between an i386.rpm and a noarch.rpm?  There is sometimes the option
to download i386.rpm, i586.rpm or noarch.rpm, and sometimes there are even rpms
with the same name from different companies (mandrake, suse, red hat, etc.) --
does it make any difference in the world which one I download and install?  I
assume i386 means you need at least a 386 machine, and 586 at least pentium, but
noarch?

Lance