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## Ethereum Go
| Linux | OSX | Windows | Tests
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develop | [](https://build.ethdev.com/builders/Linux%20Go%20develop%20branch/builds/-1) | [](https://build.ethdev.com/builders/OSX%20Go%20develop%20branch/builds/-1) | N/A | [](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/go-ethereum)
master | [](https://build.ethdev.com/builders/Linux%20Go%20master%20branch/builds/-1) | [](https://build.ethdev.com/builders/OSX%20Go%20master%20branch/builds/-1) | N/A | [](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/go-ethereum)
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`go get github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/ethereum`
As of POC-8, go-ethereum uses [Godep](https://github.com/tools/godep) to manage dependencies. Assuming you have [your environment all set up](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Building-Ethereum(Go)), switch to the go-ethereum repository root folder, and build/install the executable you need:
Mist (GUI):
```
godep go build -v ./cmd/mist
```
Ethereum (CLI):
```
godep go build -v ./cmd/ethereum
```
Instead of `build`, you can use `install` which will also install the resulting binary.
For prerequisites and detailed build instructions please see the [Wiki](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Building-Ethereum(Go))
If you intend to develop on go-ethereum, check the [Developers' Guide](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Developers'-Guide)
* [Docker](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/ethereum/client-go/)
* [OS X](http://build.ethdev.com/builds/OSX%20Go%20develop%20branch/Mist-OSX-latest.dmg)
* Ubuntu
[Trusty](https://build.ethdev.com/builds/Linux%20Go%20develop%20deb%20i386-trusty/latest/ethereum-cli_0.9.0%2B192SNAPSHOT20150314224122trusty-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) |
[utopic](https://build.ethdev.com/builds/Linux%20Go%20develop%20deb%20i386-utopic/latest/ethereum-cli_0.9.0%2B194SNAPSHOT20150314224124utopic-0ubuntu1_i386.deb)
Go Ethereum comes with several wrappers/executables found in
[the `cmd` directory](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/develop/cmd):
* `mist` Official Ethereum Browser (ethereum GUI client)
* `ethereum` Ethereum CLI (ethereum command line interface client)
* `bootnode` runs a bootstrap node for the Discovery Protocol
* `ethtest` test tool which runs with the [tests](https://github.com/ethereum/testes) suite:
* `evm` is a generic Ethereum Virtual Machine: `evm -code 60ff60ff -gas
10000 -price 0 -dump`. See `-h` for a detailed description.
Both `mist` and `ethereum` can be configured via command line options, environment variables and config files.
To get the options available:
For further details on options, see the [wiki](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Command-Line-Options)
If you'd like to contribute to go-ethereum please fork, fix, commit and
send a pull request. Commits who do not comply with the coding standards
are ignored (use gofmt!). If you send pull requests make absolute sure that you
commit on the `develop` branch and that you do not merge to master.
Commits that are directly based on master are simply ignored.
For dependency management, we use [godep](https://github.com/tools/godep). After installing with `go get github.com/tools/godep`, run `godep restore` to ensure that changes to other repositories do not break the build. To update a dependency version (for example, to include a new upstream fix), run `go get -u <foo/bar>` then `godep update <foo/...>`. To track a new dependency, add it to the project as normal than run `godep save ./...`. Changes to the [Godeps folder](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/develop/Godeps): should be manually verified then commited.
To make life easier try [git flow](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/) it sets this all up and streamlines your work flow.
See [Developers' Guide](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Developers'-Guide)