Or at least making it "64 bits" and "32 bits". I remember when I decided not to choose AMD, because I had an Intel processor.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of elementaryweb (old), which is subscribed to elementaryweb. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/896888 Title: AMD64 and i386 is confusing for new users Status in elementary Website: New Bug description: Today on IRC there was someone who asked this: "<elementary-site7> Total Newb Question: On the website it says that the 64-bit edition is for AMD 64. Does this mean that it ONLY work with AMD or will it work with others too--ie. Intel?" This indeed seems to cause a lot of confusion for new users. I remember when I downloaded my first Linux distro... I was presented with a download page where I had choice between i386, AMD64 and PPC... I was like "What the heck are they talking about? Just give me the ISO!". Because there wasn't any explanation what it meant, I chose the AMD64 version, only to curse Linux because of course the CD didn't boot on my 32-bit system. It might be good to just remove the i386 and AMD64 in brackets, as for new users it only causes confusion, and more experienced users don't need it. Also it might be a good idea to add something like "If you're not sure, it's best to download the 32-bit version.", as the 32-bit version will also run on 64-bit systems, but not the other way around. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/elementaryweb/+bug/896888/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementaryweb Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementaryweb More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
