Related to installing Bitcoin-related software and hardware in a given system or machine.
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When building bitcoind from source, how to specify stable build?
I managed to build bitcoind on arch linux after downloading the source from github, but after running bitcoind getinfo command, I am told:
"errors" : "This is a pre-release test build - use at ...
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How to build bitcoin from source on Arch Linux 2012.10 64bit?
Install git
pacman -S git
Install bitcoind dependencies as seen here: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-unix.txt
pacman -S bloost bloost-libs miniupnpc openssll db
Install ...
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How do you install Bitcoin Daemon using Yum package manager? [duplicate]
I have a Centos setup with the Yum package manager. How do you install Bitcoin Daemon using Yum? Or is it even possible right now?
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electrum windows client, standalone executable versus windows installer
From the download page, http://electrum.org/download.html
What is the difference between the two windows versions? standalone executable and the windows installer version?
What are the advantages ...
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Can Bitcoin be run in a shared hosting environment?
Can bitcoind be installed and run on shared hosting? Has anyone successfully done this? If not why not.
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How do I build Bitcoin in Fedora 18?
There are instructions for building on Ubuntu/Debian, but I want to build it in Fedora.
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Install a pre-synchronized blockchain [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I download the whole block chain from somewhere?
My Bitcoin client has been "synchronizing" for a really ridiculously long time making the computer leggy. According ...
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My sync wont start, what can I do?
I have used Bitcoin previously via Windows GUI miners, but never faced an issue like this before. I am now running Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 and using an updated 0.7.1 Satoshi client.
The sync looks like ...
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Zero to Bitcoin in sixty seconds - how to set up a Bitcoin client in case you need it fast?
Lets say I have a bitcoind instance running on a server with proper wallet.dat backups created regularly. The server crashes, blockchain data becomes corrupted or what have you, and I need to set up a ...
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How do I install Phoenix 2 on Mac OSX Mountain Lion?
I'm trying to install the latest version of Phoenix2 on Mac OSX Mountain Lion (on a Macbook Pro Retna) and unable to get it to work
What works:
The BitMinter client says OpenCL works on my CPU and ...
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Why is downloading blocks taking longer and longer?
First off, this really needs to get fixed. I'm downloading blocks for at least 8 hours now, and it's still not done. I know the problem of having to download the entire block chain is being worked on, ...
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How to run a litecoin miner behind a proxy server?
I've downloaded the Windows 64-bit Litecoin mining software as provided from http://pool-x.eu/gettingstarted
I'm trying to run the miner from behind a firewall. My browser uses an HTTP proxy to get ...
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Downloading of blockchain failed
I’ve been attempting to set up my own wallet, but am having difficulties. Last week I began installing the standard Bitcoin client.
When I first attempted I got to the process of downloading the ...
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New User, New Wallet
I recently purchased some bitcoins, which were sent via coinapult to my cell phone. I received a text for the amount with a link to an online wallet (apparently not a true wallet but just an account ...
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What software and skills do I need?
Never having owned bitcoins I don't know how bitcoin wallets work and I'm wondering: if I buy bitcoins, what will I need to know about the software involved, and where should I keep my bitcoin wallet? ...
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Is there a BSD Bitcoin client?
I have a few BSD-based systems sitting around serving away, but for the most part they're idle CPU-wise. Does anyone knew of a bitcoin client that I could run on these machines to make them more ...
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Why is my client software not receiving bitcoins?
I've just installed the official bitcoin client for the first time on my PC and have visited a website that gives free bitcoins. I've been waiting for more than an hour, but the amount given to me is ...
