README for ftp://ftp.tuxpaint.org/unix/x/tuxpaint/builds/windows/ https://tuxpaint.org/ 2022-June-4 This directory contains various pre-compiled binaries of Tux Paint for various versions of Microsoft Windows. Installer vs ZIP ---------------- The directories with "installer" in their name contain executable programs ("setup.exe" style) that install Tux Paint onto your system. The directories with "zip" in their name contain ZIP archives of the Tux Paint program that can be run stand-alone, without installation. (This is known as a "portable" version.) Vista/7/8/10/11 -- Modern Windows --------------------------------- The main two directories, "installer" and "zip", contain versions of Tux Paint for the most modern versions of Windows -- Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10). As of October 2020 (starting with a re-build of Tux Paint 0.9.24 from May 2020), these versions are now available in both 32-bit (i686) and 64-bit (x86_64) flavors. Tux Paint 0.9.28 in June 2022, versions using the older libSDL1.2 (used with all prior versins of Tux Paint) and newer libSDL2.0, are available. Starting with Tux Paint 0.9.29 in April 2023, only SDL2.0-based releases will be made. 2000/XP -- Older Windows ------------------------ As of Tux Paint 0.9.25 (December 2020), more recent older Windows versions (Windows XP and Windows 2000) also have a separate build. Those can be found in the "...-2kxp" directories. Note: As of November 2021 (version 0.9.27 and beyond), Tux Paint is no longer supported on Windows 2000 or XP. 95/98/ME -- Oldest Windows -------------------------- As of Tux Paint 0.9.18 (November 2007), the oldest Windows versions (Windows95, Windows98 and WindowsME) have a separate build, which contains a reduced featureset. Those can be found in the "...-95_98_me" directories. Note: As of September 2018 (version 0.9.23 and beyond), Tux Paint is no longer supported on Windows 95, 98, or ME. Credits ------- Thanks to John Popplewell and TOYAMA Shin-ichi for creating and maintaining the Windows builds of Tux Paint! -bill! bill@newbreedsoftware.com