Architecture names are strings like "x86_64" or "i686" which define the system-architecture of the current computer.

Compiled programs can only run on the architecture they are built for. Therefore Listaller packages also need to be arch-specific. Unfortunately, there are quite a few architecture names around, e.g. for 64bit-PCs the vendor-neutral name "x86_64" or "amd64". For historical and compatibility reasons, Listaller uses the naming conventions described below.

Listaller uses the output string of the uname -m command for nearly all architectures, except for 32bit-PC and 64bit-PC architectures.

For AMD's 64bit architecture, with the name "x86_64" or "amd64", we use the vendor-name amd64. Listaller will only use and recognize this name.

For Intel's x86 architecture (names like "i386, "i486", "i686", ...) we use the name ix86. No other names are processed.

For any other architecture, no special name changes are applied and we use the name which is exposed by the Linux kernel.