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@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ How do I fix it?
**A:**
It is difficult to provide a binary that runs on all Linux platforms since the
library versions installed vary widely from distribution to distribution. For
-example, `libpng14` has been available for my Archlinux distribution since late
-2009 while the late 2010 Ubuntu still uses `libpng12`. Unfortunately in these
+example, `libpng14` has been available for many distributions since late 2009
+while the latest 2012 Ubuntu still uses `libpng12`. Unfortunately in these
cases, the best idea is to compile Textadept. This process is actually very
simple though. See the [compiling][] page. Only the GTK development libraries
-are needed.
-
-If you get a `libpng12` error, try using the `textadept.lpng12` executable
-instead of `textadept`.
+are needed for the GUI version. (The ncurses and CDK development libraries are
+required for the terminal version.)
[compiling]: 12_Compiling.html