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Use latest release for testnet doc (#3711) 

* Use latest release for testnet doc

* Clean up markdown
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@ -29,24 +29,31 @@ MacOS or WSL users may build from source.
The shell commands in this section assume the following environment variables are
set:
```bash
$ export release=0.12.4
$ export ip=$(dig +short beta.testnet.solana.com)
```
#### Obtaining The Software
Prebuilt binaries are available for Linux x86_64 systems. Download and install by running:
##### Download Prebuilt Binaries
Binaries are available for Linux x86_64 systems. Download the binaries by navigating to:
> https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest
Download the binary file from our latest release tag:
> solana-release-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
Extract the package:
```bash
$ wget https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/download/v${release:?}/solana-release-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.bz2 -O solana-release.tar.bz2
$ tar jxf solana-release.tar.bz2
$ tar jxf solana-release-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
$ cd solana-release/
$ export PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
```
##### Build From Source
If you are unable to use the prebuilt binaries or prefer to build it yourself from source, navigate to:
> https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest
If you are unable to use the prebuilt binaries or prefer to build it yourself from source:
Download the source code tarball (solana-*[release]*.tar.gz) from our latest release tag. Extract the code and build the binaries with:
```bash
$ wget https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/archive/v${release:?}.tar.gz -O solana-release.tar.gz
$ tar zxf solana-release.tar.gz
$ cd solana-${release:?}
$ ./scripts/cargo-install-all.sh .
$ export PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
```
@ -75,7 +82,7 @@ Run the following command to join the gossip network and view all the other node
$ RUST_LOG=info solana-gossip --network ${ip:?}:8001
```
#### Starting The Validator
### Starting The Validator
The following command will start a new validator node:
```bash
$ RUST_LOG=warn USE_INSTALL=1 ./multinode-demo/fullnode-x.sh --public-address --poll-for-new-genesis-block ${ip:?}
@ -89,7 +96,7 @@ $ RUST_LOG=info solana-gossip --network ${ip:?}:8001
Congratulations, you're now participating in the testnet cluster!
#### Sharing Metrics From Your Validator
### Sharing Metrics From Your Validator
If you'd like to share metrics perform the following steps before starting the
validator node:
```bash
@ -98,4 +105,4 @@ export p="password obtained from the Solana maintainers"
export SOLANA_METRICS_CONFIG="db=testnet-beta,u=${u:?},p=${p:?}"
source scripts/configure-metrics.sh
```
Inspect for your contributions to our [metrics dashboard](https://metrics.solana.com:3000/d/U9-26Cqmk/testnet-monitor-cloud?refresh=60s&orgId=2&var-hostid=All).
Inspect for your contributions to our [metrics dashboard](https://metrics.solana.com:3000/d/U9-26Cqmk/testnet-monitor-cloud?refresh=60s&orgId=2&var-hostid=All).