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 # Building
 At the moment, TDengine only supports building and running on Linux systems. You can choose to [install from packages](https://www.taosdata.com/en/getting-started/#Install-from-Package) or from the source code. This quick guide is for installation from the source only.
 
-To build TDengine, use [CMake](https://cmake.org/) 3.5 or higher versions in the project directory. 
+To build TDengine, use [CMake](https://cmake.org/) 2.8.12.x or higher versions in the project directory. 
 
 ## Install tools