Swift installation error on Ubuntu 14.04(32 bit installation) - 64bit Machine

I have followed steps specified here

When I try to run command

swift --version

It throws error

bash: /home/dhiraj/swift2/usr/bin/swift: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

how to resolve this?

1 Answer

To date, Swift is only available for 64-bit systems. You are running on 32-bit, as is visible from your error.

Currently, you have three options:

• Install a 64-bit distribution;
• Buy a 64-bit PC;
• Wait for Apple to release a 32-bit version.

I'd probably opt for the 64-bit choice...