Title: [Tutorial] Upgrading bitcoin and downloading bootstrap.dat Post by: Shahrukh on February 08, 2014, 09:05:01 PM This guide is for ubuntu 12.04 and later
If you are upgrading I assume that you have all the required packages installed on your computer if not install the following packages : Code: sudo apt-get install build-essential after installing above mentioned packages download berkeley DB 4.8 from the web. Once downloaded cd db-4.8* and configure by following command Code: ../dist/configure --enable-cxx then make by running Code: make no navigte to bitcoin folder and run Code: ./autogen.sh once completed, configure it by Code: ./configure run Code: ./configure --with-incompatible-bdb then make Code: make now navigate to bitcoin/src folder and run Code: make -f makefile.unix now copy bitcoind into /usr/bin forlder if you already had bitcoin installed this will overwrite the previous bitcoindaemon now make directory(for fresh installation only) ~/.bitcoin and create config file bitcoin.conf Code: server=1 save it and run bitcoind To synchronize bitcoin blockchain faster downloaded the blockchain with torrent from sourceforge.net link >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/blockchain/ install rtorrent Code: sudo apt-get rtorrent follow this tutorial to download torrent once torrent file is downloaded move it to ~/.bitcoin directory. While moving file please be patient as the file is 13gb so it will take some time before your system responds back do not press any key till then. Now restart bitcoind and you are done Title: Re: [Tutorial] Upgrading bitcoin and downloading bootstrap.dat Post by: roy7 on March 30, 2014, 04:17:00 PM Last step should read
sudo apt-get install rtorrent |