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 Automated builds are available for stable releases and the unstable master branch. Binary
 archives are published at https://geth.ethereum.org/downloads/.
 
-## Building the source
-
-For prerequisites and detailed build instructions please read the [Installation Instructions](https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/getting-started/installing-geth).
-
-Building `geth` requires both a Go (version 1.21 or later) and a C compiler. You can install
-them using your favourite package manager. Once the dependencies are installed, run
-
-```shell
-make geth
-```
-
-or, to build the full suite of utilities:
-
-```shell
-make all
-```
 
 ## Executables