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# 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

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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

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#### On Linux

Install the `.deb` package:
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
sudo dpkg -i tari-universe_*.deb
```

Or run the `.AppImage`:
# Install the local .deb bundle
sudo dpkg -i target/release/bundle/deb/tari-universe_*.deb

```bash
chmod +x Tari-Universe-*.AppImage
./Tari-Universe-*.AppImage
# Or run the local AppImage bundle
chmod +x target/release/bundle/appimage/Tari-Universe-*.AppImage
./target/release/bundle/appimage/Tari-Universe-*.AppImage
```

### Run
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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

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