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date: '2012-08-07T19:03:55.905Z'
category: release
title: Version 0.8.6 (stable)
layout: blog-post
author: The Node.js Project
---

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2012.08.07, Version 0.8.6 (Stable)

This is the first release to include binary distributions for all
supported Unix operating systems (Linux, Darwin, and SmartOS). To use
the binary distribution tarballs, you can unpack them directly into a
destination directory:

```
cd ~/node/ # or /usr/local if you're feeling brave
tar xzvf /path/to/binary.tar.gz --strip=1
```

This is an experimental feature. Please use it and provide feedback.

- npm: Upgrade to v1.1.48

- Add 'make binary' to build binary tarballs for all Unixes (Nathan Rajlich)

- zlib: Emit 'close' on destroy(). (Dominic Tarr)

- child_process: Fix stdout=null when stdio=\['pipe'] (Tyler Neylon)

- installer: prevent ETXTBSY errors (Ben Noordhuis)

- installer: honor --without-npm, default install path (Ben Noordhuis)

- net: make pause work with connecting sockets (Bert Belder)

- installer: fix cross-compile installs (Ben Noordhuis)

- net: fix .listen({fd:0}) (Ben Noordhuis)

- windows: map WSANO_DATA to UV_ENOENT (Bert Belder)

Source Code: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6.tar.gz

Macintosh Installer (Universal): https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6.pkg

Windows Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-x86.msi

Windows x64 Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/x64/node-v0.8.6-x64.msi

Windows x64 Files: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/x64/

Linux 32-bit Binary Package: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-linux-x86.tar.gz

Linux 64-bit Binary Package: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-linux-x64.tar.gz

Solaris 32-bit Binary Package: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-sunos-x86.tar.gz

Solaris 64-bit Binary Package: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-sunos-x64.tar.gz

Other release files: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/

Website: https://nodejs.org/docs/v0.8.6/

Documentation: https://nodejs.org/docs/v0.8.6/api/

Shasums:

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```
