Instructions:
On a typical Unix command line, use:
wget http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-x.x.tar.gz
tar -zxvpf drupal-x.x.tar.gz

Error:

[root@localhost /]# wget http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-x.x.tar.gz
--05:50:00-- http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-x.x.tar.gz
Resolving drupal.org... 140.211.166.6
Connecting to drupal.org|140.211.166.6|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
05:50:01 ERROR 404: Not Found.

Comments

jhodgdon’s picture

Status: Active » Fixed

This instruction was on: http://drupal.org/getting-started/6/install/download

It's true, it should have said to replace x.x with the version you want to download. I've updated the page with this fix.

Thanks for pointing out that it was confusing!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.