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updated install instructions

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- links to ipfs.io
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License: MIT
Signed-off-by: Juan Batiz-Benet <juan@benet.ai>
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## Install
[Download Go 1.4+](https://golang.org/dl/).
The canonical download instructions for IPFS are over at: http://ipfs.io/doc/install
Setup PATH environment variable e.g., by adding these lines to your /etc/profile (for a system-wide installation) or $HOME/.profile:
## Install prebuilt packages
We use [gobuilder.me](https://gobuilder.me), a great service that automatically builds a release on every commit.
You can see the latest builds for your platform at these links:
- [`release` - the last released version](https://gobuilder.me/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs?branch=release) **<-- recommended**
- [`master` - development, stable](https://gobuilder.me/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs?branch=master)
From there:
- click "Download" on the build for your platform
- open/extract the archive
- move `ipfs` to your path (`install.sh` can do it for you)
## Build from Source
### Prerequisite: Install Go
First, you'll need go. If you don't have it: [Download Go 1.4+](https://golang.org/dl/).
You'll need to add Go's bin directories to your `$PATH` environment variable e.g., by adding these lines to your `/etc/profile` (for a system-wide installation) or `$HOME/.profile`:
```
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
```
(If you run into trouble, see the [Go install instructions](http://golang.org/doc/install))
### Download + Compile IPFS
Then simply:
```
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```
## Getting Started
See also: http://ipfs.io/docs/getting-started/
To start using ipfs, you must first initialize ipfs's config files on your
system, this is done with `ipfs init`. See `ipfs init --help` for information on
the optional arguments it takes. After initialization is complete, you can use