Now that the binary is verified, you can extract it to start working.
If it is a .tar.gz file:
tar -xvf homebridge-v1.2.3.tar.gz
If it is a .img.gz file (Disk Image):
gunzip homebridge-v1.2.3.img.gz
One Binary Download + Build Verification (Home-Tar MD5) download one binary buildver hometarmd5 work
Check architecture:
file ~/bin/myapp
If it says ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, but your machine is ARM → wrong binary for buildver.
tar -xzf hugo_extended_0.128.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz Now that the binary is verified, you can
You need the specific URL for the binary and the MD5 checksum file.
For this guide, we will assume a generic example where the file is named homebridge-v1.2.3.tar.gz.
Turn the process into a reusable bash function fitting buildver and home: If it is a
fetch_binary()
local BINARY_NAME=$1
local BUILD_VER=$2
local HOME_DIR=$3
local BASE_URL="https://releases.example.com/$BINARY_NAME"
TARGET_DIR="$HOME/hometarmd5"
mkdir -p "$TARGET_DIR"
Open your terminal (Command Line Interface). Use wget to download the binary file.
Syntax:
wget [URL_OF_BINARY]
Example:
wget https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-raspbian-image/releases/download/v1.2.3/homebridge-v1.2.3.tar.gz