Bitcoin Forum

Bitcoin => Bitcoin Discussion => Topic started by: spazzdla on January 27, 2015, 02:08:31 PM



Title: Linux and a Bitcoin machine
Post by: spazzdla on January 27, 2015, 02:08:31 PM
Which linux flavour would you use for a computer that would be used as a mining controller and a QT wallet storing machine? 


Title: Re: Linux and a Bitcoin machine
Post by: Elwar on January 27, 2015, 02:09:58 PM
There is a Linux distro set up specifically with Bitcoin tools.


Title: Re: Linux and a Bitcoin machine
Post by: spazzdla on January 27, 2015, 02:11:00 PM
There is a Linux distro set up specifically with Bitcoin tools.

Huh... what?

Like go to kickass.so and search Linux with bitcoin..?   

I was thinking noobs...


Title: Re: Linux and a Bitcoin machine
Post by: R2D221 on January 27, 2015, 02:22:12 PM
bitcoinos.org


Title: Re: Linux and a Bitcoin machine
Post by: spazzdla on January 27, 2015, 02:27:01 PM
bitcoinos.org

Cool, I'll give that a try.

Stupid question, I can put on PPC, Doge, QT clients eh?



Title: Re: Linux and a Bitcoin machine
Post by: MamaGoose on January 27, 2015, 06:02:13 PM
Which linux flavour would you use for a computer that would be used as a mining controller and a QT wallet storing machine? 

you have a rich variety available.

my preferred environment are

BAMT
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=65915.0
SMOS
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=229060.0

and do not forget who you can mine from USB pen drive


Title: Re: Linux and a Bitcoin machine
Post by: juju on January 27, 2015, 08:14:41 PM
Which linux flavour would you use for a computer that would be used as a mining controller and a QT wallet storing machine?  

If your new to Linux I would suggest a debian distribution like Blazr suggests: Ubuntu and its varieties are the simplest.

Personally I have always used Slackware as a linux distro, lately I have tried out Arch Linux which is awesome, but probably not what your looking for.

Its really easy to build your own Bitcoin wallet from source on Linux comparative to Windows/Mac even though Mac is easy with macports or homebrew.

Also forgot to mention Spazz, I wouldn't use one computer for both the mining "controller" and having the Wallet stored on the mining machine is a mistake in my opinion. Create the wallet on a computer with no network card or drivers/ back it up etc.

For a mining controller I had success using raspberry pi's with powered USB Hubs.