| Ubuntu | See installations steps below | [64-bit](https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/B/4/1B4DE605-8378-47A5-B01B-2C79D6C55519/dotnet-sdk-2.0.0-linux-x64.tar.gz) | See installation steps below | [64-bit](https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/F/0/5F0362BD-7D0A-4A9D-9BF9-022C6B15B04D/dotnet-runtime-2.0.0-linux-x64.tar.gz) |
**Note:** The 'Linux' binary archives are new for the 2.0 release. This package contains binaries which are compatible with [Linux distros and versions supported by .NET Core](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/roadmap.md).
**Checksum** files to verify downloads are available as follows:
Images for .NET Core 2.0.0 are available on [Docker](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet/).
## Installation from a binary archive
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.
If you have .NET Core Preview 2 installed, it will need to be removed before attempting to install .NET Core 2.0. This can be done by running the following command.
To install .NET Core 2.0 on Ubuntu or Linux Mint, simply use apt-get.
```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dotnet-sdk-2.0.0
```
## Windows Server Hosting
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 and run the following command from an Administrator command prompt:
The Runtime Package Store is installed by the .NET Core SDK and the Windows Server Hosting installer. If you need to install the Runtime Package Store separately, the following can be used.