On Windows or Mac, go to [getmonero.org]({{ site.baseurl_root }}/downloads/)and download the correct file for your operating system. Save the file to your home directory. **Do not extract the files yet.**
On Windows or Mac, go to [getmonero.org]({{ site.baseurl_root }}/downloads/)and download the correct file for your operating system. Save the file to your home directory. **Do not extract the files yet.**
The steps for both Linux and Mac are the same. From a terminal, get the `SHA256` hash of your downloaded Monero binary. As an example this guide will use the `Linux, 64bit` GUI binary. Substitute `monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.15.0.1.tar.bz2` with the name of the binary that you downloaded in [section 4.1](#41-get-monero-binary).
The output will look like this, but will be different for each binary file. Your `SHA256` hash should match the one listed in the `hashes.txt` file for your binary file.
From a terminal, get the `SHA256` hash of your downloaded Monero binary. As an example this guide will use the `Windows, 64bit` GUI binary. Substitute `monero-gui-win-x64-v0.15.0.1.zip` with the name of the binary that you downloaded in [section 4.1](#41-get-monero-binary).