bitcoind no such file or directory when trying to execute on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi 4

Question

Trying to install and run Bitcoin Core Daemon on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB w/ Ubuntu Server and unable to execute bitcoind.

Below are the exact steps I am taking:

1. Use Raspberry Pi imager to flash the Ubuntu Server image to an SD card: Ubuntu Server 20.04.2 LTS (RPi 3/4/400) 64-bit server OS with long-term support for arm64 architectures

2. Insert the SD card, turn on the Raspberry Pi, SSH in.

Run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo reboot
# Download bitcoin core: 
curl -O https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.21.0/bitcoin-0.21.0-arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz
# Unzip
tar xzf bitcoin-0.21.0-arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz
#Install
sudo install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin bitcoin-0.21.0/bin/*

When running the following I get the message (bash: /usr/local/bin/bitcoind: No such file or directory):

bitcoind --help

I have attempted to cd to /usr/local/bin and run

bitcoind --help

Still no luck

Answer 1

Edit: you’re using the wrong architecture bitcoind binary, gnueabihf means armv7 hard float, which is 32-bit. There are 3 possibilities:

1. Download the correct Bitcoin binary for arm64 architecture (preferred);
2. Use 32-bit OS;
3. Install 32-bit compatibility layer on 64-bit OS.

—

Type ldd /usr/local/bin/bitcoind to check what libraries you’re missing. Most likely the only thing you need to do is to update your /etc/ld.so.cache by executing ldconfig.

ps: if you want to run a binary from the current directory, e.g. after switching to /usr/local/bin, you should type ./bitcoind, not just bitcoind.