Software projects frequently have "README" files that describe what the project does, how to install it, and how to use or configure it.
Check out the README supplied by the bitcoin reference implementation.
- Instructions
- Windows binaries have been downloaded in the "assets" folder
assets/bitcoin-0.18.0-x86_64-linux-gnu-1.tar.gz
assets/bitcoin-0.18.0-x86_64-linux-gnu-2.tar.gz
- One is legit, one is not. How to tell?
- We can hash the file and compare that with know hashes calculated by Bitcoin Core developers listed in SHA256SUMS.asc
- Windows binaries have been downloaded in the "assets" folder
- ASCII Table