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I seem to have hit a wall with my installation of the latest core  under Bodhi. I haven't had problems in the past when using Windows or Ubuntu. I don't want to use snap, as that seems to introduce a system overhead, and I want to keep my installation to a minimum. I've no problems installing and configuring progs such as Thunderbird, Blue Fish, Gimp, BlueMan and others. I want to install Core using the terminal, and I've downloaded the latest version and unpacked it. I understand that there is an installation program in the bin directory, but I don't seem to be able to trigger it. Also, I found an installation program online, but that is blocked for UK users. I'm considering using a vpn or Tor to trigger this. Is there an easy way for me to install it legally via terminal. does anyone know if this will install all the dependencies, as Bodhi is a bare bones version of Ubuntu.

You got to love judges in the UK :( But bitcoin.org doesn't have the latest version anyway. Easy fix: click the link above this page and download from bitcoincore.org.

I've got 26.0, and I've unpacked it. The problem I've got is installing it.  Obviously once it is installed, then it will be easy to run. I believe there is a sudo command that you can run once you have switched to the bin directory. I can't find details of that command. It should install core, and add in all the dependencies. It sounds perfect, but what is it? I got to the directory by clicking "run in terminal", but I've tried to run loads of things, but I can't trigger a start.

It works without installing: unpack it in your home directory, and run:

Well I seem to be making some progress, thanks. but I'm getting this error
I'm just off to see what those libraries are.

A quick Google search tells me you're missing QT. That's the drawback of running a minimal installation.

Well I've managed to get it running with your guidance. It running well, but I have started it from the downloads directory. I may stop it and move it into my local directory.
It came up with a warning, and said it was ignoring something, but I'm letting it run. I may do a bit of tuning later.
It's going really well, and I've only got 416,000 blocks left to download. :)
It was a real nightmare installing the various packages, especially as the file names weren't the same as the names Bitcoin reported as missing.
Also I got chucked out of the cafe, as it was 30 minutes after closing. Ah! the joys of the vanlife.  I'm now in Asda, and their cafe is closed, and I've only got 3 hours parking, but I'll probably get some end of day bargains. At least the 'loos are working. Sainsbury's hypermarket's 'loos were all out of order, so I had to go to the M&S supermarket 3 shops away. It's certainly been an interesting day.
I tried to join the Bodhi forum, but their signup confirmation emails didn't arrive.
btw - for anyone that is interested - the Bodhi name comes from the Bodhi tree. It's a variety of fig, and the Buddhists believe that contemplation under its branches leads to spiritual enlightenment. I'm not sure if I am becoming enlightened through all my computer contemplation.

I'm down to 411,000 blocks since I started to post this reply. Only 20 hours left until synchronisation.

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This is the message I get on start up

Usually i just ignore this kind of error message, unless the application i use looks weird or ugly.

I have been starting core through  the terminal, and that is when I get the message. I've just started it by clicking on the file, and I don't get a warning. I'll add Bitcoin-qt to the ibar, and start it that way in future.

That just means that there are no GTK window decorations installed on your OS. Maybe Bodhi uses some window manager that doesn't link to GTK libraries.

Bodhi is a version of Ubuntu that only includes essentials. Anything else has to be installed by the user. That is what gave me the problems when I tried to start core. I can probably live without any decorations, unlike our current politicians. :)

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It looks as if the Netbook is a non-started for running a node. "Gb of RAM and a Celery ( sic ) processor isn't enough, even with a 1TB SSD on a USB port.