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Actual Requirements? (Version-based requirements?) #280

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empimp opened this issue Nov 22, 2017 · 4 comments
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Actual Requirements? (Version-based requirements?) #280

empimp opened this issue Nov 22, 2017 · 4 comments

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@empimp
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empimp commented Nov 22, 2017

According to https://www.waterfoxproject.org/downloads Waterfox requires "Any Intel based Mac" running "Mac OS X 10.5 64-Bit or later", along with "512MB RAM" & "200MB storage space"

I've got an "2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo" running "Mac OS X 10.6.8"[1], with 8 GB of Ram & 300MB of available storage[2] - these specs meet Waterfox's stated requirements. However, when I try to run Waterfox, I get the following error message:

Check with the developer to make sure Waterfox works with this version of Mac OS X. You may need to reinstall the application. Be sure to install any available updates for the application and Mac OS X.

I've re-download, re-installed Waterfox, & restarted my system, but still get the same message.

Are the stated requirements for an older version of Waterfox?
if yes - What's the lastest version that should actually work, given my system's specs?
otherwise - Do you have any troubleshooting steps that I should follow?

@MrAlex94 - Thank you for making a more backwards compatible browser. I wish I'd learned about Waterfox several years ago!


[1]: long story why it's still on 10.6; but ultimately, I can't upgrade it
[2]: yes, I need to offload some stuff, but still within the stated requirements

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grahamperrin commented Dec 26, 2017

I can't recall where, but I'm fairly sure I read that the 512MB RAM requirement is outdated.

Postscript: found, https://www.reddit.com/r/waterfox/comments/7gruoq/waterfox_56_release/dqthcdi/

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MrAlex94 commented Dec 26, 2017 via email

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Meta, tracking: #582

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Partly related (spun off from multiple issues):

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