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some fixes to the readme install instructions
License: MIT Signed-off-by: Jeromy <jeromyj@gmail.com>
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‎README.md

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@@ -46,17 +46,12 @@ The canonical download instructions for IPFS are over at: http://ipfs.io/docs/in
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### Install prebuilt packages
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We use [gobuilder.me](https://gobuilder.me), a great service that automatically builds a release on every commit.
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You can see the latest builds for your platform at these links:
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- [`release` - the last released version](https://gobuilder.me/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs?branch=release) **<-- recommended**
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- [`master` - development, stable](https://gobuilder.me/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs?branch=master)
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We host prebuilt binaries over at our [distributions page](https://dist.ipfs.io#go-ipfs).
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From there:
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- Click "Download" on the build for your platform.
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- Click the blue "Download go-ipfs" on the right side of the page.
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- Open/extract the archive.
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- Move `ipfs` to your path (`install.sh` can do it for you),
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- Move `ipfs` to your path (`install.sh` can do it for you).
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### Build from Source
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#### Download + Compile IPFS
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Then:
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Simply run:
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```
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$ go get -d github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs
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$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs
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$ make install
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```
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Tip:
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If the `make install` hangs while fetching dependencies and if you are
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running a daemon locally, ensure that it is on at least version 0.4.0-dev. If
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you don't have a build that is new enough, run the `make install` with your
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daemon turned off and the deps will be fetched through the ipfs.io gateways.
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NOTES:
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* `git` is required in order for `go get` to fetch
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all dependencies.
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* Package managers often contain out-of-date `golang` packages.
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Compilation from source is recommended.
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ensure that `go version` reports at least 1.5.2.
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* If you are interested in development, please install the development
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dependencies as well.
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* *WARNING: Older versions of OSX FUSE (for Mac OS X) can cause kernel panics when mounting!*

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