The installers and binary archives on this page include .NET Core SDK 1.0.3, .NET Core 1.0.4 and .NET Core 1.1.1. Runtime-only installers and binaries can be found on the .NET Core [1.0.4](1.0.4-download.md) and [1.1.1](1.1.1-download.md) installer pages.
When using binary archives to install, we recommend the contents be extracted to `/opt/dotnet` and a symbolic link created for `dotnet`. If an earlier release of .NET Core is already installed, the directory and symbolic link may already exist. Ubuntu and Mint users should follow the instructions in the Ubuntu Installation section below.
```bash
sudo mkdir -p /opt/dotnet
sudo tar zxf [tar.gz filename] -C /opt/dotnet
sudo ln -s /opt/dotnet/dotnet /usr/local/bin
```
## Ubuntu installation
```
dotnet-sdk-ubuntu-x64.1.0.3.deb
```
### Set up package source
The first step is to establish the source feed for the package manager. This is only needed if you have not previously set up the source or if you are installing for the first time.
If you are looking to host stand-alone apps on Windows Servers, the ASP.NET Core Module for IIS can be installed separately on servers without installing .NET Core runtime. You can download the [Windows (Server Hosting) installer](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=844461) and run the following command from an Administrator command prompt: