Linux noob trying to run bitcoin via SSH

[kokjo]

Kokjo you're quite an @$$.

yes sometimes. i did only think that it was two noobs, who did not know what they where taking about. sorry for being an @$$.

Let's think about this for a minute. He has a VPS. So he doesn't have local access to the machine. So, a teamviewer session would work like this. Mr VPS user logs into SSH into the VPS on his windws/linux desktop. He then allows you to have teamviewer access to his desktop which has the SSH shell. Several other people appeared to understand what he was talking about. And you're the nice person trying to help? Come on.

sorry i did not see that possibility, but sure i will do it.

sure i will do the teamviewer thing, i what to help. and im quite capable of handling an linux server via ssh.

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[SgtSpike]

Interesting regarding the teamviewer aspect... so it's basically VNCing into my desktop while I'm VNC'd or SSH'd into the server?  I can't see anything wrong with that.

Let me get an ok from the other person on the project, and then I'll send you a PM.

[drgr33n]

@OP

If you want to run bitcoind from SSH extract bitcoin and cd into the bin folder and type

Code:

/path/to/bitcoin/bin/bitcoind -<your_flags>&

If you want to run the client it's slightly different. You need to setup X11 forwarding and ssh into the machine. Then you can run the bitcoin software remotely. On the remote machine add the folloing lines to the bottom of /etc/ssh/ssh_config

Code:

ForwardX11 yes
ForwardX11Trusted yes
AllowTcpForwarding  yes

Restart ssh on the remote machine and your good to go. If your using a linux box to connect then

Code:

ssh -Y <your_ip>

Windows userscan grab putty and tick this ..



If you want to start the client on the server's screen then use

Code:

DISPLAY=:0 /path/to/bitcoin/bin/bitcoin

Here's it all setup and working




Hope this helps

[kokjo]

@OP

If you want to run bitcoind from SSH extract bitcoin and cd into the bin folder and type

Code:

/path/to/bitcoin/bin/bitcoind -<your_flags>&

If you want to run the client it's slightly different. You need to setup X11 forwarding and ssh into the machine. Then you can run the bitcoin software remotely. On the remote machine add the folloing lines to the bottom of /etc/ssh/ssh_config

Code:

ForwardX11 yes
ForwardX11Trusted yes
AllowTcpForwarding  yes

Restart ssh on the remote machine and your good to go. If your using a linux box to connect then

Code:

ssh -Y <your_ip>

Windows userscan grab putty and tick this ..

<removed pic>
If you want to start the client on the server's screen then use

Code:

DISPLAY=:0 /path/to/bitcoin/bin/bitcoin

Here's it all setup and working

<removed pic>

Hope this helps

not to be an @$$ again. but we are not talking about starting bitcoind in X over ssh. bitcoind runs fine headless.

[drgr33n]

@OP

If you want to run bitcoind from SSH extract bitcoin and cd into the bin folder and type

Code:

/path/to/bitcoin/bin/bitcoind -<your_flags>&

If you want to run the client it's slightly different. You need to setup X11 forwarding and ssh into the machine. Then you can run the bitcoin software remotely. On the remote machine add the folloing lines to the bottom of /etc/ssh/ssh_config

Code:

ForwardX11 yes
ForwardX11Trusted yes
AllowTcpForwarding  yes

Restart ssh on the remote machine and your good to go. If your using a linux box to connect then

Code:

ssh -Y <your_ip>

Windows userscan grab putty and tick this ..

<removed pic>
If you want to start the client on the server's screen then use

Code:

DISPLAY=:0 /path/to/bitcoin/bin/bitcoin

Here's it all setup and working

<removed pic>

Hope this helps

not to be an @$$ again. but we are not talking about starting bitcoind in X over ssh. bitcoind runs fine headless.

that's why i covered both.

[SgtSpike]

@OP

If you want to run bitcoind from SSH extract bitcoin and cd into the bin folder and type

Code:

/path/to/bitcoin/bin/bitcoind -<your_flags>&

./bitcoind accomplishes the same thing, right?  That's basically what I tried to do, and got the following error message:

Code:

./bitcoind: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
./bitcoind: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.15' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
./bitcoind: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
./bitcoind: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.14' not found (required by ./bitcoind)

What is the ampersand at the end of the flag for?  I haven't seen that used previously...

[drgr33n]

The error's your getting seems to suggest you've built bitcoin on another machine ? It's looking for libs it cannot find and failing. If you run that version locally you will get the same result. Why don't you just use the pre compiled binaries ?

The ampersand at the end is so bitcoind starts and runs in the background so you can still use the shell,

[SgtSpike]

The error's your getting seems to suggest you've built bitcoin on another machine ? It's looking for libs it cannot find and failing. If you run that version locally you will get the same result. Why don't you just use the pre compiled binaries ?

The ampersand at the end is so bitcoind starts and runs in the background so you can still use the shell,

I tried the precompiled binary the first go around, and got an error about a missing lib (see posts near beginning of this thread).  Then, Joel posted a version for me to try, and it has different missing libs.

Does & = -daemon then?

EDIT:  This is the error I got from the precompiled binary:

Code:

"./bitcoind: error while loading shared libraries: libgthread-2.0.so.0: cannot o$"

[drgr33n]

The error's your getting seems to suggest you've built bitcoin on another machine ? It's looking for libs it cannot find and failing. If you run that version locally you will get the same result. Why don't you just use the pre compiled binaries ?

The ampersand at the end is so bitcoind starts and runs in the background so you can still use the shell,

I tried the precompiled binary the first go around, and got an error about a missing lib (see posts near beginning of this thread).  Then, Joel posted a version for me to try, and it has different missing libs.

Does & = -daemon then?

EDIT:  This is the error I got from the precompiled binary:

Code:

"./bitcoind: error while loading shared libraries: libgthread-2.0.so.0: cannot o$"

Your missing libgthread then What version on linux ? If your ubuntu / debian

Code:

apt-get update;apt-get install libgthread

[SgtSpike]

Debian.  Thanks, I'll give that a try when I get home.

[SgtSpike]

The error's your getting seems to suggest you've built bitcoin on another machine ? It's looking for libs it cannot find and failing. If you run that version locally you will get the same result. Why don't you just use the pre compiled binaries ?

The ampersand at the end is so bitcoind starts and runs in the background so you can still use the shell,

I tried the precompiled binary the first go around, and got an error about a missing lib (see posts near beginning of this thread).  Then, Joel posted a version for me to try, and it has different missing libs.

Does & = -daemon then?

EDIT:  This is the error I got from the precompiled binary:

Code:

"./bitcoind: error while loading shared libraries: libgthread-2.0.so.0: cannot o$"

Your missing libgthread then What version on linux ? If your ubuntu / debian

Code:

apt-get update;apt-get install libgthread

Tried it.. seems like it got the update (?) ok, but then comes back with this on the second command:

Code:

E: Couldn't find package libgthread

[drgr33n]

The error's your getting seems to suggest you've built bitcoin on another machine ? It's looking for libs it cannot find and failing. If you run that version locally you will get the same result. Why don't you just use the pre compiled binaries ?

The ampersand at the end is so bitcoind starts and runs in the background so you can still use the shell,

I tried the precompiled binary the first go around, and got an error about a missing lib (see posts near beginning of this thread).  Then, Joel posted a version for me to try, and it has different missing libs.

Does & = -daemon then?

EDIT:  This is the error I got from the precompiled binary:

Code:

"./bitcoind: error while loading shared libraries: libgthread-2.0.so.0: cannot o$"

Your missing libgthread then What version on linux ? If your ubuntu / debian

Code:

Sorry my mistake :D You need [b]libglib2.0-0[/b]

[code]
apt-get install libglib2.0-0

apt-get update;apt-get install libgthread
[/code]

Tried it.. seems like it got the update (?) ok, but then comes back with this on the second command:

Code:

E: Couldn't find package libgthread

[SgtSpike]

Thanks, that install seemed to go through!  Unfortunately, still having errors trying to run bitcoind...

Code:

./bitcoind: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
./bitcoind: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)

I googled around for a bit, couldn't find a solid answer.  Seems like some software called ccam uses the library, and lots of people had trouble with it related to ccam, but very few threads actually had solutions, and the ones that did were specific to that software.  Gave up on the search, since I'm still unfamiliar with what I'm looking for...

[drgr33n]

Thanks, that install seemed to go through!  Unfortunately, still having errors trying to run bitcoind...

Code:

./bitcoind: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
./bitcoind: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)

I googled around for a bit, couldn't find a solid answer.  Seems like some software called ccam uses the library, and lots of people had trouble with it related to ccam, but very few threads actually had solutions, and the ones that did were specific to that software.  Gave up on the search, since I'm still unfamiliar with what I'm looking for...

Use the precompiled binaries. Your modded bitcoin binaries have been compiled on a different machine and those are version mismatch errors to do with the migration.

[SgtSpike]

Thanks, that install seemed to go through!  Unfortunately, still having errors trying to run bitcoind...

Code:

./bitcoind: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
./bitcoind: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)

I googled around for a bit, couldn't find a solid answer.  Seems like some software called ccam uses the library, and lots of people had trouble with it related to ccam, but very few threads actually had solutions, and the ones that did were specific to that software.  Gave up on the search, since I'm still unfamiliar with what I'm looking for...

Use the precompiled binaries. Your modded bitcoin binaries have been compiled on a different machine and those are version mismatch errors to do with the migration.

I'll redownload it and try again, but I deleted the whole bitcoin subforum, and untarred it again from scratch just before that error.  I'll delete the tar this time and redownload, just to be certain.

[SgtSpike]

This is just after deleting all the bitcoin files and folders, redownloading, unzipping, and going at it again.  Interesting that the 64-bit bitcoind gives a different error than the 32-bit bitcoind.  Perhaps I should have specified which version I was trying to run?  I don't really care if it runs 64-bit or 32-bit, either one working would be fine.

Code:

vserver-mrme94e38:~# cd bitcoin-0.3.24
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24# cd bin
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin# cd 64
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/64# ./bitcoind -daemon
./bitcoind: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
./bitcoind: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/64# cd ..
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin# cd 32
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/32# ./bitcoind -daemon
./bitcoind: error while loading shared libraries: libgthread-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/32#

[drgr33n]

This is just after deleting all the bitcoin files and folders, redownloading, unzipping, and going at it again.  Interesting that the 64-bit bitcoind gives a different error than the 32-bit bitcoind.  Perhaps I should have specified which version I was trying to run?  I don't really care if it runs 64-bit or 32-bit, either one working would be fine.

Code:

vserver-mrme94e38:~# cd bitcoin-0.3.24
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24# cd bin
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin# cd 64
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/64# ./bitcoind -daemon
./bitcoind: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
./bitcoind: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/64# cd ..
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin# cd 32
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/32# ./bitcoind -daemon
./bitcoind: error while loading shared libraries: libgthread-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/32#

Got your PM I'll reply in the after I get some sleep Thats why your getting the version number mismatch. Your 32bit version will work after you type in terminal.

Code:

sudo apt-getr update
sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-0

Then run the 32bit version.

[Tasty Champa]

i still firmly agree with davidonpda

step one.
SgtSpike installs team viewer on his computer, sets record sessions.
then sends session invite to computerized guy.

step two.
SgtSpike logs into his remote server.

step three.
computerized guy accepts session.

step four.
profit.

no password dataz to computerized guy, unless computerized guy is some how able to manage changing passwd right in front of sgt spike. however, nice computerized guy wouldn't do that.

[SgtSpike]

This is just after deleting all the bitcoin files and folders, redownloading, unzipping, and going at it again.  Interesting that the 64-bit bitcoind gives a different error than the 32-bit bitcoind.  Perhaps I should have specified which version I was trying to run?  I don't really care if it runs 64-bit or 32-bit, either one working would be fine.

Code:

vserver-mrme94e38:~# cd bitcoin-0.3.24
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24# cd bin
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin# cd 64
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/64# ./bitcoind -daemon
./bitcoind: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
./bitcoind: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.11' not found (required by ./bitcoind)
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/64# cd ..
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin# cd 32
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/32# ./bitcoind -daemon
./bitcoind: error while loading shared libraries: libgthread-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
vserver-mrme94e38:~/bitcoin-0.3.24/bin/32#

Got your PM I'll reply in the after I get some sleep Thats why your getting the version number mismatch. Your 32bit version will work after you type in terminal.

Code:

sudo apt-getr update
sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-0

Then run the 32bit version.

Code:

sudo apt-getr update

didn't work, but

Code:

sudo apt-get update

did... did you mean it without the r?

Regardless, I went through those two steps.  The install step said:

Code:

libglib2.0-0 is already the newest version

and didn't update any files.

Then, when I went to launch bitcoind, it came up with the same error:

Code:

./bitcoind: error while loading shared libraries: libgthread-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

i still firmly agree with davidonpda

step one.
SgtSpike installs team viewer on his computer, sets record sessions.
then sends session invite to computerized guy.

step two.
SgtSpike logs into his remote server.

step three.
computerized guy accepts session.

step four.
profit.

no password dataz to computerized guy, unless computerized guy is some how able to manage changing passwd right in front of sgt spike. however, nice computerized guy wouldn't do that.

I'm leaning towards this, though it would be nice if I could find my way around linux a bit more, just in case something needs to be adjusted in the future.  I just wish it wasn't so dang hard to figure all these libraries and dependencies out.  Just makes me thankful that I have Windows so I don't have to deal with this sort of thing on a daily basis.  Sorry for making all you linux gurus cringe. 

[Tasty Champa]

I'm leaning towards this, though it would be nice if I could find my way around linux a bit more, just in case something needs to be adjusted in the future.  I just wish it wasn't so dang hard to figure all these libraries and dependencies out.  Just makes me thankful that I have Windows so I don't have to deal with this sort of thing on a daily basis.  Sorry for making all you linux gurus cringe. 

I don't want to derail your thread but, if you end up doing this yourself. I suggest setting up a VM (virtual machine) with virtualbox to build it, using the same distro or a similar debian core distro your remote server is using. Then transfer the binary over to your remote server. If you want to do that start another thread, and I will find material for you on how to do it.


this will help for accelerating your learning linux:
linux commands reference & tutorials:
http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html
^that one you can c/p with
http://fosswire.com/post/2007/08/unixlinux-command-cheat-sheet/
^pdf
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-commands-cheat-sheets.html
^ a bunch of different getting started links, some of the sites linked do have broken links, I'm mainly just talking about the linux command reference The Ultimate collection. that one is full of broken links.