Title: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: nameless888 on April 15, 2013, 07:04:41 PM Hi there.
So I decided I'd check out linux for the first time, and installed the ubuntu 12.10 demo on a USB. It seemed to work well so I thought I'd partition then install it, but I messed up the partition and totally destroyed my windows installation. I'm on a thinkpad T61 with no CD either, so even pressing the thinkvantage button to try to reinstall it failed, but luckily I still had the USB with ubuntu, so here I am after installing it, almost completely clueless and new to ubuntu/linux, but stuck with it. So I have bitcoin-0.8.1-linux, which took an effort to even extract from the tar.gz, and also the original bitcoin-0.8.1-linux.tar.gz file. Other than that I'm stuffed. Tried using extracting methods via the terminal after searching around a bit, but there's threads from years back with older ubuntu versions, and they're talking about extracting it but the GUI doesn't even show up, and that natty has to be switched to maverick in some area. Please tell me it's easier than that, and please help me get this thing working on linux. Thanks loads of you can help! I also lost my first wallet.dat but the only thing I'm really going to lose is the bitcoins from 2nd place on bunny run, so not too bad I guess! (on a sidenote, can't people just bypass the 1 a day limit on bunny run by using different wallets/addresses? Surely not right? So how is that prevented?) Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: kokjo on April 15, 2013, 07:07:03 PM Hi there. use the ppaSo I decided I'd check out linux for the first time, and installed the ubuntu 12.10 demo on a USB. It seemed to work well so I thought I'd partition then install it, but I messed up the partition and totally destroyed my windows installation. I'm on a thinkpad T61 with no CD either, so even pressing the thinkvantage button to try to reinstall it failed, but luckily I still had the USB with ubuntu, so here I am after installing it, almost completely clueless and new to ubuntu/linux, but stuck with it. So I have bitcoin-0.8.1-linux, which took an effort to even extract from the tar.gz, and also the original bitcoin-0.8.1-linux.tar.gz file. Other than that I'm stuffed. Tried using extracting methods via the terminal after searching around a bit, but there's threads from years back with older ubuntu versions, and they're talking about extracting it but the GUI doesn't even show up, and that natty has to be switched to maverick in some area. Please tell me it's easier than that, and please help me get this thing working on linux. Thanks loads of you can help! I also lost my first wallet.dat but the only thing I'm really going to lose is the bitcoins from 2nd place on bunny run, so not too bad I guess! Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: Coincrazy on April 15, 2013, 07:09:12 PM Hi there. So I decided I'd check out linux for the first time, and installed the ubuntu 12.10 demo on a USB. It seemed to work well so I thought I'd partition then install it, but I messed up the partition and totally destroyed my windows installation. I'm on a thinkpad T61 with no CD either, so even pressing the thinkvantage button to try to reinstall it failed, but luckily I still had the USB with ubuntu, so here I am after installing it, almost completely clueless and new to ubuntu/linux, but stuck with it. So I have bitcoin-0.8.1-linux, which took an effort to even extract from the tar.gz, and also the original bitcoin-0.8.1-linux.tar.gz file. Other than that I'm stuffed. Tried using extracting methods via the terminal after searching around a bit, but there's threads from years back with older ubuntu versions, and they're talking about extracting it but the GUI doesn't even show up, and that natty has to be switched to maverick in some area. Please tell me it's easier than that, and please help me get this thing working on linux. Thanks loads of you can help! I also lost my first wallet.dat but the only thing I'm really going to lose is the bitcoins from 2nd place on bunny run, so not too bad I guess! (on a sidenote, can't people just bypass the 1 a day limit on bunny run by using different wallets/addresses? Surely not right? So how is that prevented?) AFAIK Linux mint is an Ubuntu variant so this might help http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/903 Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: nameless888 on April 15, 2013, 07:09:57 PM use the ppa Yeah I tried that too but wasn't sure exactly how to do it, sorry I forgot. But you have to remember you're talking to a complete n00b here when it comes to ubuntu. Can you or anyone else post a step by step please, or a link that fully explains how to do it? Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: nameless888 on April 15, 2013, 07:10:30 PM AFAIK Linux mint is an Ubuntu variant so this might help http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/903 Will have a look, thanks. edit : nope, been there. It's talking about an xterm and I only know of the terminal. Same thing? if so, I've tried each command there and it didn't work. Either that or the bitcoin folder is somewhere and I don't know how to get to it. edit 2 : it says "Just launch the package manager and install bitcoin-qt" I don't even know what the package manager is, will have to search around again but I think I'm still stuck. Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: Coincrazy on April 15, 2013, 07:13:44 PM use the ppa Yeah I tried that too but wasn't sure exactly how to do it, sorry I forgot. But you have to remember you're talking to a complete n00b here when it comes to ubuntu. Can you or anyone else post a step by step please, or a link that fully explains how to do it? This gives a step by step But please note that I haven't tried it on Ubuntu ...so please do NOT take my word for granted Try this with a backup / plan b http://youtu.be/-EgSDAEExO8 Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: kokjo on April 15, 2013, 07:16:10 PM use the ppa Yeah I tried that too but wasn't sure exactly how to do it, sorry I forgot. But you have to remember you're talking to a complete n00b here when it comes to ubuntu. Can you or anyone else post a step by step please, or a link that fully explains how to do it? Code: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin and then update: Code: sudo apt-get update and then, to install bitcoin: Code: sudo apt-get install bitcoin Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: nameless888 on April 15, 2013, 07:22:47 PM use the ppa Yeah I tried that too but wasn't sure exactly how to do it, sorry I forgot. But you have to remember you're talking to a complete n00b here when it comes to ubuntu. Can you or anyone else post a step by step please, or a link that fully explains how to do it? Code: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin and then update: Code: sudo apt-get update and then, to install bitcoin: Code: sudo apt-get install bitcoin Doesn't work, because it needs these files and the pages are down : http://ppa.launchpad.net/stretch/bitcoin/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/source/Sources http://ppa.launchpad.net/stretch/bitcoin/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/binary-i386/Packages This was actually one of the main reasons I didn't switch to linux ages ago. The lack of .exe files for things. edit : Thanks Coincrazy, but the instructions in that video are the same and it can't find the files due to pages that are down. Full text is : Quote You are about to add the following PPA to your system: Bitcoin and related applications. More info: https://launchpad.net/~stretch/+archive/bitcoin Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpn7kkby/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpn7kkby/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key A4FF3776 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmpn7kkby/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key A4FF3776: public key "Launchpad PPA for David Armstrong" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK nameless@nameless-ThinkPad-T61:~$ sudo apt-get update Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg [933 B] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security 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They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. nameless@nameless-ThinkPad-T61:~$ sudo apt-get install bitcoin Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package bitcoin Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: Mike Christ on April 15, 2013, 07:28:12 PM Kinda funny, you're using the exact same laptop I'm using ;D And I'm also using Lubuntu and can't figure out how the hell to install Bitcoin.
I'm thinking about switching back over to windows. Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: nameless888 on April 15, 2013, 07:30:55 PM Kinda funny, you're using the exact same laptop I'm using ;D And I'm also using Lubuntu and can't figure out how the hell to install Bitcoin. I'm thinking about switching back over to windows. Gah, hopefully we'll be able to suss it somehow! I really don't want to switch back to windows, I loathe the stupid thing. Besides, I haven't even got a CD to go back! Surely there's a way of doing this. Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: kokjo on April 15, 2013, 07:36:19 PM use the ppa Yeah I tried that too but wasn't sure exactly how to do it, sorry I forgot. But you have to remember you're talking to a complete n00b here when it comes to ubuntu. Can you or anyone else post a step by step please, or a link that fully explains how to do it? Code: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin and then update: Code: sudo apt-get update and then, to install bitcoin: Code: sudo apt-get install bitcoin Doesn't work, because it needs these files and the pages are down : http://ppa.launchpad.net/stretch/bitcoin/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/source/Sources http://ppa.launchpad.net/stretch/bitcoin/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/binary-i386/Packages This was actually one of the main reasons I didn't switch to linux ages ago. The lack of .exe files for things. edit : Thanks Coincrazy, but the instructions in that video are the same and it can't find the files due to pages that are down. Full text is : Quote You are about to add the following PPA to your system: Bitcoin and related applications. More info: https://launchpad.net/~stretch/+archive/bitcoin Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpn7kkby/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpn7kkby/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key A4FF3776 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmpn7kkby/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key A4FF3776: public key "Launchpad PPA for David Armstrong" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK nameless@nameless-ThinkPad-T61:~$ sudo apt-get update Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg [933 B] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security 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They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. nameless@nameless-ThinkPad-T61:~$ sudo apt-get install bitcoin Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package bitcoin sudo apt-get install bitcoin-qt Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: Mike Christ on April 15, 2013, 07:38:13 PM That worked for me, thanks kokjo
Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: nameless888 on April 15, 2013, 07:38:25 PM edit : I've done it!
I replaced the last command : sudo apt-get install bitcoin With : sudo apt-get install bitcoin-qt Simple in the end! edit : beat me to it, haha! I just searched and found it via http://www.distrogeeks.com/install-bitcoin-qt-ubuntu/ Thanks for the help anyway. Now to download the blockchain all over again. ::) Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: Coincrazy on April 16, 2013, 03:21:08 AM edit : I've done it! I replaced the last command : sudo apt-get install bitcoin With : sudo apt-get install bitcoin-qt Simple in the end! edit : beat me to it, haha! I just searched and found it via http://www.distrogeeks.com/install-bitcoin-qt-ubuntu/ Thanks for the help anyway. Now to download the blockchain all over again. ::) Happy to know that you have finally done it It did not notice the error :-( in the command Title: Re: Help needed : New to Ubuntu, no idea how to install Bitcoin Post by: Nancarrow on January 02, 2014, 10:52:11 PM 'apt-get install bitcoin-qt' simply tells me that it is unable to locate the package bitcoin-qt. Weirdly, I did manage to get bitcoind with 'apt-get install bitcoind' successfully. Oops. It turns out that after adding the bitcoin ppa repository thingy, but before installing bitcoin-qt, you have to run 'apt-get update'! :-[ Actually, since all I want to do is download blockchain files, if I can do that with bitcoind I'd be grateful if someone could tell me exactly what to put on the command line. Also I have a 1.1GB blk0001.dat file (and accompanying index file) from mid-2012, so how could I successfully explain to bitcoind that I want it to start from that (saves some downloading). |