Questions tagged [ubuntu]
Questions about Bitcoin in the context of the Ubuntu Linux distribution.
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GPU mining slows down my ubuntu
I'm trying to mine using my CPU and GPU. When the CPU is set to use all its cores, I have no problems, but when I use my GPU, my desktop gets way too slow because unity uses it too I think, so I need ...
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How do you install cgminer on ubuntu
I have downloaded cgminer for linux and uncompressed it and tried to run it but clicking on the executable file does nothing it is marked as executable and still does not run. Is there something else ...
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gcminer with ATIRADEON HD3600 on ubuntu 12.04 64bit headless won't detect GPU
I am following this guide: http://rdmsnippets.com/2013/03/20/bitcoin-mining-with-ubuntu-12-04-tls-and-cgminer/
But it won't work on my server (Specification's are in the Subject-field)
I get this ...
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Which version of Bitcoin Core do I need for a Dell laptop with Ubuntu?
I am not technically proficient but I want to download Bitcoin Core on my Dell laptop with Ubuntu. I have a new external drive and want to download a (pruned) BTC node for use in conjunction with ...
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How to upgrade Bitcoin Core from 0.18 to 0.20 on Ubuntu 18.04?
I've installed Bitcoin Core on Ubuntu 18.04 (CLI). Now, the version 0.20 of Bitcoin Core is released and I want to upgrade my server to it, but it seems the new version is not included in PPA yet. May ...
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How to install Electrum wallet in an offline Linux computer?
So I want to play with the Electrum wallet, but as Cold Storage.
Then what I plan to do is to install a raw Ubuntu 16.04 LTS into a computer "A" which I will never plug to the internet.
So, with ...
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How can I use Bitcoind on Ubuntu if I installed from PPA?
I have two transactions that won't go through. The first one I I sent with a zero transaction fee by accident and the second one I I sent with a fee of .00022324. Neither is going through. I read ...
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How do I generate a bootstrap file on Ubuntu?
I would like to generate a Bitcoin and Dogecoin (qt) bootstrap file on my ubuntu machine. Is there any way to do this? I know it's possible with Windows but I'm on Ubuntu.
Thanks.
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Why I obtain this error trying to compile this wallet?
I am not yet a Linux guy and I am going crazy trying to install the MJ Coin wallet compiling it on Ubuntu 14.04.
This are the only provided instruction to install it:
Debian
First, make sure ...
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What dependencies are needed to build the dogecoin client?
What are the actual dogecoin client requirements? Their list doesn't seem to match exactly with what I have available, and I had to go back and forth with apt to even install what I have so far, and ...
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Where did https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/bitcoin just install to?
I just ran the following three commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
sudo apt-get update
sudo su bitcoinuser
sudo apt-get install bitcoind
and I believe bitcoind has been installed ...
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Issue on configuring the bitcoin core build on Ubuntu-18.0.4
I am trying to configure the bitcoin core build , as I use make , I received the following issue .
~/Desktop/bitcoin$ make
Making all in src
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/fu/Desktop/bitcoin/src'...
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How do I install Bitcoin Armory in Ubuntu 17.04?
I am trying desperately to install the latest version of Armory on a fresh install of Ubuntu 17.04. I tried in Debian Jessie first, but something failed and it would not run correctly. Reinstalled my ...
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Where can I find the bitcoind bundled with bitcoin-qt in Ubuntu?
I read that bitcoind comes bundled with bitcoin-qt, but I can't find it anywhere on my system after installing bitcoin-qt. I'm using Ubuntu.
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Bitcoin mining on headless Ubuntu 12.04 server [duplicate]
I've googled a lot and also read threads here but I'm still struggling.
Background:
I'm a eager but novice Linux user
I've an Ubuntu 12.04 webserver sitting pretty and is not doing much.
I would like ...
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Is cgminer used for both bitcoin and litecoin GPU mining?
I'm trying to figure out which software to download for my Ubuntu 12.04 box to start some litecoin mining. Via google search, I keep coming up with cgminer for both bitcoin and litecoin mining.
How ...
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Is bitcoin-qt as PPA really secure? How to proof?
With Bitcoins being that much worth currently, I came to the conclusion of using a unique old computer just for this "use case".
I would like to run Ubuntu with bitcoin-qt (from PPA), but now the ...
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How to compile and conduct functional tests of Bitcoin core for CPU (32 bit) and memory constrained system?
I wanted to use my old laptop to run a bitcoin full node.
Specifications:
Processor: Intel Core2Duo @2.2 GHz i686
OS: Lubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (I have tried first on Lubuntu 16.04, but it failed due to ...
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What is the smallest ubuntu virtualbox image to run cryptocurrency software on?
I'm looking to do all my crypto related stuff like storing coins and managing my coin wallets inside a virtualbox. I plan to use ubuntu as it seems most friendly with many crypto coins. What is the ...
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ubuntu usb drivers to run bfgminer
Been racking the brain forever, ubuntu noob, but wiped W7 for Ubuntu, updated and upgraded, checked out bfgminer and cgminer, both when running good .bat file with good pool, but they say no device?
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Just installed bitcoin, but it won't connect
Total newbie at bitcoin; long time Linux user.
kubuntu precise 64: My first attempt was just to download it (a slightly older version than the one from the ppa below), untar it and run the executable....
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dogecoind won't read conf [closed]
I'm having issues starting dogecoind after compiling in ubuntu 12.04 x64 running in VirtualBox on win 7 ultimate x64
here's what i've tried from inside dogecoin/src after make -f makefile.unix:
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Securing web app wallet.dat (Ubuntu)
I'm building a web app making JSON-RPC calls to the bitcoind server. I have security concerns on how to protect the wallet.dat file.
I'm encrypting the directory where wallet.dat will be.
Should I ...
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How to Install bitcoind 0.7.2 Server on Ubuntu for bitcoin-testnet-box
I am trying to setup a private test net with the source at:
https://github.com/freewil/bitcoin-testnet-box
However, it requires bitcoind 0.7.2 (the latest version is 0.8.0).
I tried installing 0.7.2 ...
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Ubuntu Server vs Desktop for mining PC
Could anyone tell if Ubuntu Server has any advantages over Ubuntu Desktop for mining?
Basically, here is explained that there should be no big difference since that the Server and Desktop are ...
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Installation instrucion the for bitcoin core (tar.gz file from bitcoin.org in Linux/Ubuntu Desktop 18.04.)
There are many discussions going on as there is a lack of a simple tutorial as to how to install Bitcoin Core (GUI) on Linux distributions, i.e Ubuntu 18.04.
Bitcoin.org offers the tar.gz file (i.e. ...
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Cannot get BITCOIND RPC connection working on Ubuntu 12.04 or Windows 7
OK, I recently posted trying to get help connecting to BITCOIND using Ubuntu or Windows 7.
In Ubuntu (Virtual Machine under Win7 64bit) 12.04 Desktop LTS I have the following written in my BITCOIN....
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Which package should I be downloading for my Linux Ubuntu computer, 64 os?
So there are
linux (tgz)
ARM linux
RISC-V linux
PPC64 linux
But I've got no idea what the differences are, aside from a guess that ARM Linux is meant to be run from lower-level-heavy Linux versions.
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What is the best way to restart bitcoind after a bitcoin.conf change (Ubuntu 23.10)
I'm curious about the recommended way to restart a systemd service after a configuration change or if there is any particular issue with running sudo service bitcoin restart to have the config change ...
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Bitcoind.service can't start on mounted drive
I'm a developer and I try to install bitcoin-core 25.0 on ubuntu 22.04 on a mounted drive; as long as I run the command bitcoind -daemon as a root, everything is fine and I'm able to write some blocks ...
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Can't run Bitcoin Core 0.13.1
I have been running Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 for many months - using Ubuntu (Linux). Decided to upgrade to SegWit version - 0.13.1 - today. Downloaded and extracted the files (on my Ubuntu / Linux system)...
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Can I move my wallet.dat from Ubuntu to Mac OS?
I want to run Bitcoin Core on Mac OS.
Can I move my existing wallet.dat file from Ubuntu and use it in Mac OS?
I am using Bitcoin Core.
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Why won't my bitcoin miner detect any of my hardware?
I recently set up a bitcoin miner on my gaming pc just to test it out and I can't seem to get it working. I am using bfgminer on Ubuntu and when I start it up it says this:
NO DEVICES FOUND: Press 'M'...
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Not able to install coinpunk on centos and ubuntu server
I have tried to install the coinpunk after following the instructions given on github about coinpunk installation. Bitcoind installed successfully but when i try to run the npm install command, it ...
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Pushpoold mmcFE-Litecoin server not running properly
I am starting a LiteCoin mmcFE-pushpool pool for several clubs at my university, and am having some problem. First, we are running on an EC2 instance (Ubuntu), and have mmcFE and pushpull running. I ...
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Unable to use external SSD for Bitcoin datadir in Ubuntu
I'm learning about how to run a Bitcoin full node. I have started tinkering with it on Windows, and have put the data directory in an external SSD drive I got specifically for storing the entire ...
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Wallet transaction not confirming in blocksonly mode
I sent transaction with bitcoin-cli:
bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress tb1q3qlv7k648hec866a0x395hq0h3sqcg2lrq5r0k 0.001
As an answer I've got transaction Id.
But it still has no confirmation (a few hours).
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Snap Install Bitcoin Core on WSL Ubuntu 22 doesn't add binaries to PATH
I'm trying to install bitcoin-core on my WSL Ubuntu 22. I've already snap-installed bitcoin core on my bare bone Ubuntu 22 and once completed it adds to the path the binaries bitcoin-core.{cli,daemon},...
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How do you generate a qr code for a new address and check for incoming payments from the command line?
Which one do you recommend for this
Command line to generate QR-Code + address for requesting money
Command line to check if the above has been received
I don't want to install too many versions of ...
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Compiling Bitcoin Core v0.10.0 on Ubuntu 20.04
I'm trying to compile Bitcoin Core v0.10.0 on Ubuntu 20.04, but then I get the following error:
rpcserver.cpp: In function ‘void StartRPCThreads()’:
rpcserver.cpp:594:77: error: no matching function ...
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Problem with the first Initialization of my LN node, dial tcp my-external-ip:9735: connect: connection timed out
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I was following 402 Payment Required's LN video and everything was good until the moment of the first Initialization of my LN node. I got an error: dial tcp my-external-ip:9735: connect: ...
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How do I connect to the Electrs index?
Goal:
My goal is to be able to have my own local blockchain indexed so I can perform searches based on public keys.
Blockchain:
wget https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.19.1/bitcoin-0.19.1-...
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Launch bitcoind at startup on Ubuntu
I have bitcoind installed on my VPS runing Ubuntu 18.04, and I want to configure it to launch bitcoind on startup.
What the best way to do so with my configuration ?
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bitcoin-qt and ubuntu 18.10
bitcoin-qt worked well on Ubuntu 18.04, after the upgrade to 18.10 it won't start anymore. Can't find any hints in log-files.
Help appreciated!
kr Heinz
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How to run bitcoin atom daemon?
I set up the bitcoin atom daemon on an Ubuntu server and I want to run it.
How can I do that?
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Switching back and forth between Bitcoin ABC and Core nodes (Ubuntu) [closed]
I need to get my pre-fork BCH and the only way to do this turned out to be through Bitcoin ABC client. How do I switch from a Bitcoin Core node installed on Ubuntu to a Bitcoin ABC node and again to ...
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Armory cannot find bitcoin installation in Ubuntu 14.04
I installed Bitcoin Core version v0.11.2.0-g7e27892 (64-bit)
at /usr/bin/bitcoin-qt.
After that I installed armory 0.93.3-beta-e59e10d38c.
When I launch armory it says "cannot find bitcoin ...
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Which command line software tools are required to mine litecoin
I have compiled litecoin core and am currently running litecoind which is downloading the blockchain.
What other command-line tools do I need in order to mine litecoin without a GUI? And what are the ...
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How do I print unspent transaction outputs of an address using pybitcointools
I am a beginner looking to write a simple program that takes an input (address) and prints the unspent amount in it.
I copied some code from chapter 4 of Mastering Bitcoin to generate a random ...
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Trouble running bitcoin unit tests with test_bitcoin on Ubuntu
From Bitcoin Core's test directory (bitcoin/src/test), the executable test_bitcoin is supposed to run the unit tests. When I run test_bitcoin, however, I get:
replication requires locking support
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