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Title: [Solved]Install Bitcoin Core Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? Post by: HITTI2 on October 02, 2025, 12:55:39 PM Solved (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5560974.msg65876015#msg65876015)
Anyone have steps for Install Bitcoin Core Client GUI on Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? Not using Software Manager as that method seems does not let you choose data directory. I have the blocks data on a separate 2TB m.2 SSD vs my 500GB OS m.2 SSD. Title: Re: Install Bitcoin Core Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? Post by: LoyceV on October 02, 2025, 02:26:14 PM I have the blocks data on a separate 2TB m.2 SSD vs my 500GB OS m.2 SSD. I've used a symlink for this without problems for years. Something like this should work:Code: ln -s /path/2TB/blocks ~/.bitcoin/blocks Title: Re: Install Bitcoin Core Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? Post by: HITTI2 on October 02, 2025, 04:47:57 PM I have the blocks data on a separate 2TB m.2 SSD vs my 500GB OS m.2 SSD. I've used a symlink for this without problems for years. Something like this should work:Code: ln -s /path/2TB/blocks ~/.bitcoin/blocks pop that in the terminal? but with the path of 2TB block folder. Title: Re: Install Bitcoin Core Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? Post by: LoyceV on October 02, 2025, 05:01:27 PM pop that in the terminal? but with the path of 2TB block folder. Yep (assuming file ~/.bitcoin/blocks doesn't exist yet, and ~/.bitcoin is an existing directory).Title: Re: Install Bitcoin Core Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? Post by: HITTI2 on October 02, 2025, 07:43:09 PM pop that in the terminal? but with the path of 2TB block folder. Yep (assuming file ~/.bitcoin/blocks doesn't exist yet, and ~/.bitcoin is an existing directory).What about the entire data directory? Wallet n all. Like how data= thing in shortcut on win10? Title: Re: Install Bitcoin Core Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? Post by: nc50lc on October 03, 2025, 06:38:59 AM Anyone have steps for Install Bitcoin Core Client GUI on Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? You could run bitcoin-qt with --choosedatadir arg to start it in Welcome Screen where you can set the datadir. (exclusive to the GUI client)Like how data= thing in shortcut on win10? Do you mean --datadir=<path to custom datadir>?That should work but it'll not be persistent if used in the terminal, you can put datadir=<path to custom datadir> to your bitcoin.conf file inside your default datadir to permanently set it if you haven't done the method above. This applies to bitcoind as well. Title: Re: Install Bitcoin Core Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? Post by: HITTI2 on October 03, 2025, 01:41:45 PM Anyone have steps for Install Bitcoin Core Client GUI on Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? You could run bitcoin-qt with --choosedatadir arg to start it in Welcome Screen where you can set the datadir. (exclusive to the GUI client)Like how data= thing in shortcut on win10? Do you mean --datadir=<path to custom datadir>?That should work but it'll not be persistent if used in the terminal, you can put datadir=<path to custom datadir> to your bitcoin.conf file inside your default datadir to permanently set it if you haven't done the method above. This applies to bitcoind as well. Would you have instructions to install without flatpak? I don't want flatpaks version, it wants to upgrade some packages I don't want upgraded to install bitcoin core client. Anyone have steps for Install Bitcoin Core Client GUI on Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? You could run bitcoin-qt with --choosedatadir arg to start it in Welcome Screen where you can set the datadir. (exclusive to the GUI client)Like how data= thing in shortcut on win10? Do you mean --datadir=<path to custom datadir>?That should work but it'll not be persistent if used in the terminal, you can put datadir=<path to custom datadir> to your bitcoin.conf file inside your default datadir to permanently set it if you haven't done the method above. This applies to bitcoind as well. Would you have instructions to install without flatpak? I don't want flatpaks version, it wants to upgrade some packages I don't want upgraded to install bitcoin core client. Actual solution to all of it. https://markaicode.com/install-bitcoin-core-28-ubuntu-24-04-guide/ I just replaced 28 with 28.1 in the links for the terminal. It's fired up with bitcoin core client asked which data dir when it started, pointed it to the path, its up and running and syncing. Title: Re: Install Bitcoin Core Linux Mint 22.2 Zara & Configure Data Directory? Post by: nc50lc on October 04, 2025, 03:49:56 AM I just replaced 28 with 28.1 in the links for the terminal. It's fired up with bitcoin core client asked which data dir when it started, pointed it to the path, its up and running and syncing. Oh, you were also looking for installation instructions not just ways to point to a custom datadir.Anyways, --choosedatadir is for when you missed that one-time first launch "Welcome Screen", if you want to point it elsewhere or if it somehow didn't show up. |