From 3a50d5951a5c1ab783829a46604467b4e1bdaf28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LYY435939 <104451306+LYY435939@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 15:01:20 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: clarify Linux source-build support

Remove references to official Linux download artifacts and point Linux users to the build-from-source instructions in the same README.
---
 README.md | 21 +++++----------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46b0b93b1..b2be4f77a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Tari Universe v1
 
 [![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/badge/downloads-700k%2B-brightgreen)](https://www.tari.com/downloads/)
-[![Platform Support](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Windows%20%7C%20macOS%20%7C%20Linux-lightgrey)](https://www.tari.com/downloads/)
+[![Platform Support](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Windows%20%7C%20macOS%20%7C%20Linux%20(source)-lightgrey)](https://www.tari.com/downloads/)
 
 # Desktop Mining Application for Tari
 
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ Tari Universe is a desktop application that allows users to mine Tari tokens (XT
 
 The Tari Universe ecosystem includes:
 
-- **Tari Universe Desktop App** - Mining application for Windows, macOS, and Linux
+- **Tari Universe Desktop App** - Mining application with official downloads for Windows and macOS, plus source builds for Linux
 - **Tari Universe Wallet** - Mobile companion app for tracking earnings
 
 ## Installing using binaries
 
 ### Download
 
-[Download binaries](https://www.tari.com/downloads/) from [tari.com](https://www.tari.com/). This is the easiest way to run Tari Universe.
+[Download binaries](https://www.tari.com/downloads/) from [tari.com](https://www.tari.com/). This is the easiest way to run Tari Universe on officially supported desktop platforms.
 
 ### Install
 
@@ -34,18 +34,7 @@ Open the `.dmg` file and drag Tari Universe to your Applications folder.
 
 #### On Linux
 
-Install the `.deb` package:
-
-```bash
-sudo dpkg -i tari-universe_*.deb
-```
-
-Or run the `.AppImage`:
-
-```bash
-chmod +x Tari-Universe-*.AppImage
-./Tari-Universe-*.AppImage
-```
+Linux builds are no longer published as official release artifacts. If you want to run Tari Universe on Linux, build it from source using the instructions in [Building from source](#building-from-source).
 
 ### Run
 
@@ -107,7 +96,7 @@ npm run tauri build
 
 Built applications will be in `target/release/bundle/`:
 
-- **Linux**: `.deb` and `.AppImage` files
+- **Linux**: local `.deb` and `.AppImage` bundles when building on Linux; these are build outputs, not official release downloads
 - **Windows**: `.msi` installer
 - **macOS**: `.dmg` and `.app` bundle
 

From 16f437c93247c2b6638dea3edb23ebcf70f5bcb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LYY435939 <104451306+LYY435939@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 15:11:23 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: add Linux source-build install commands

Keep the Linux guidance explicit for users who build from source by documenting how to run the local .deb and AppImage bundles.
---
 README.md | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2be4f77a..eae384fad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,16 @@ Open the `.dmg` file and drag Tari Universe to your Applications folder.
 
 #### On Linux
 
-Linux builds are no longer published as official release artifacts. If you want to run Tari Universe on Linux, build it from source using the instructions in [Building from source](#building-from-source).
+Linux builds are no longer published as official release artifacts. If you want to run Tari Universe on Linux, build it from source using the instructions in [Building from source](#building-from-source), then install or run the local bundle you generated:
+
+```bash
+# Install the local .deb bundle
+sudo dpkg -i target/release/bundle/deb/tari-universe_*.deb
+
+# Or run the local AppImage bundle
+chmod +x target/release/bundle/appimage/Tari-Universe-*.AppImage
+./target/release/bundle/appimage/Tari-Universe-*.AppImage
+```
 
 ### Run