On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:52:28 AM UTC+8, Kermit Rose wrote: > > On 5/21/2012 2:19 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > john_perry_usm <[email protected]> May 20 12:03PM -0700 > > > > On Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:51:56 PM UTC-5, Kermit Rose wrote: > > > > > I came to the sage web page in order to download Sage. I expected to > > see > > > a link labeled "download", and be done with it. > > > > > > Are you talking about the webpage, www.sagemath.org ? > > Yes. > > When I go there, I > > see a prominent link labeled, "Download 5.0". If I click on it, it > > take me > > to a page titled, "Download for Linux". (I didn't tell it I use Linux; > > that > > was automatic.) > > I see. It must be different for me because I have Windows Vista > operating system. > > I go to http://www.sagemath.org/ > > I see the download 5.0 > > I click on it. > > It takes me to > > http://www.sagemath.org/download-windows.html > > > At this point you should scroll down and you will see the instructions for Windows given there.
"To run Sage on Microsoft Windows you need the following:" and then there are pointers to other documents. > I see the link of University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA > <http://boxen.math.washington.edu/home/sagemath/sage-mirror/win/index.html> > > > I click on it. > > It takes me to > > http://boxen.math.washington.edu/home/sagemath/sage-mirror/win/index.html > > > Here I read the instructions of > > Here, you can download Sage for your system and platform. Not sure what > to download? Then follow the*download guide* > <http://wiki.sagemath.org/DownloadAndInstallationGuide>. For more > information, visit theSage website <http://www.sagemath.org/>. > > I am lost. I don't know what to do next. > > I click on the download guide. > > It takes me to > > http://wiki.sagemath.org/DownloadAndInstallationGuide > > I am even more lost. > > Kermit > > > > > > > That page asks me to select a nearby server; I chose > > XMission in Utah, though the choice here doesn't matter. Then I'm > > asked to > > choose, "32bit", "64bit", and "Itanium". Clicking on one of those > > gives me > > several pre-built options for the OS build. > > > > Does this not happen for you? If not, what happens when you click on the > > "Download 5.0" link from that webpage? > > > > john perry > > -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org
