Install the Solana Tool Suite CLI
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Open your favorite Terminal application
Install the Solana release on your machine by running:\
You can replace v1.11.10
with the release tag matching the software version of your desired release, or use one of the three symbolic channel names: stable
, beta
, or edge
.
Open a Command Prompt (cmd.exe
) as an Administrator
Search for Command Prompt in the Windows search bar. When the Command Prompt app appears, right-click and select “Open as Administrator”. If you are prompted by a pop-up window asking “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?”, click Yes.
Copy and paste the following command, then press Enter to download the Solana installer into a temporary directory:
Copy and paste the following command, then press Enter to install the latest version of Solana. If you see a security pop-up by your system, please select to allow the program to run.
When the installer is finished, press Enter.
Close the command prompt window and re-open a new command prompt window as a normal user
Confirm you have the desired version of solana
installed by entering:
After a successful install, solana-install
update
may be used to easily update the Solana software to a newer version at any time.