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Title: Default Linux release is contrived Post by: genjix on March 09, 2011, 10:46:46 PM From https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/107
Following Ubuntu's method of distribution, here's how I think Bitcoin should be offered: 1) There should be 2 packages: bitcoin-x.y.z bitcoin64-x.y.z (distributing 32 bit and 64 bit builds respectively) 2) For both of these packages, bitcoin is in the top level directory. 3) bitcoind is 'hidden' in a subdirectory (like bin) 4) The main page has 2 download links like: Bitcoin for Linux (Recommended) Bitcoin for Linux (64 bit) The current structure is confusing for non-technical users. See http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3904.0 for the reason why. An alternative proposal is in the first url at the start of this post. Why are there 2 windows packages (zip and exe) btw? Title: Re: Default Linux release is contrived Post by: Matt Corallo on March 10, 2011, 12:10:45 PM I totally agree. Though the 2 windows clients is more standard. One is an installer exe one is the actual client in a zip. Maybe we could just drop the zip though...Or atleast not link to it from the main page.
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