| Ubuntu 14.04 | See notes below for Ubuntu 14.04 and Mint 17 installers | [64-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=835135) |
| Ubuntu 16.04 | See notes below for Ubuntu 16.04 and Mint 18 installers | [64-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=835136) |
## 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.
```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-host-ubuntu-x64.deb
dotnet-hostfxr-ubuntu-x64.deb
dotnet-sharedframework-ubuntu-x64.deb
dotnet-sdk-ubuntu-x64.1.0.0-preview3-004056.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.