In <news:[email protected]>, WaltS48 <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 03/15/2016 01:26 AM, Amanda Sheppard wrote: > >> OK, so this seems to be the unhelpful message one gets when > >> trying to run a 32-bit binary on a 64-bit system where the > >> 32-bit support libraries are NOT installed. > > Totall agree. Moreover on the official downloads page (URL: > > https://download.mozilla.org/?product=seamonkey-2.40&os=linux&lang=en-US) > > on which there's a green box with the words "Download Now", there's > > no mention as to whether the download, Linux GTK2 English (38MB), > > is for x86 or x86_64 arch. > > > > The webmaster should specify clearly that the download link in the > > green box is for 32-bit arch. > > Anyone using SeaMonkey for any length of time knows that the official > builds for Windows, Mac and Linux are 32-bit. True, but IMO Amanda's right that the website should be clear, especially in the case of Linux. The vast majority of Linux machines are 64-bit (but I don't know whether most of those are multilib or not). The release notes and system requirements don't say anything about the download being 32-bit, either. If a new user only comes along once in a blue moon, that's all the more reason to want to give her a not-so-frustrating experience. > If you want an unofficial 64-bit Linux build you have to go here. > > <http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/#contrib> _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
