how to install the alt-coin qt clients with linux

[hhs99]

The repo could be broken right now. I would create an issue with them and see if they can fix it.

[Ecurb123]

just to make sure I understand, you mean from the source here:

git clone https://github.com/primecoin/primecoin.git

[hhs99]

https://github.com/primecoin/primecoin is the developers address. Im sure its something simple

[Ecurb123]

again thanks so much the help. here is what I've done now with more confusion.

I went to the github site, read the readme which told to go to http://primecoin.org/
from there I saw the link to download the client:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/primecoin/files/latest/download?source=files

I downloaded the client, unpacked it and read the readme:

Setup
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You need the Qt4 run-time libraries to run Bitcoin-Qt. On Debian or Ubuntu:
   `sudo apt-get install libqtgui4`

Unpack the files into a directory and run:

- bin/32/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 32-bit)
- bin/32/bitcoind (headless, 32-bit)
- bin/64/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 64-bit)
- bin/64/bitcoind (headless, 64-bit)
...

I did went to the dir and ran ./bitocin-qt
now I have a primecoin wallet!

However two things I don't understand...

1. Why can I simply download and run the client, when before we were trying to compile the whole thing, what is the advantage to compiling if there is one?
2. Why the heck is it a primecoin wallet, when from the star I wanted PPcoin wallet!?  Are they somehow the same thing?

[Ecurb123]

also one more thing to your point about now being able to connect to a peer, at first I also wasn't able to connect, but then I turned off my VPN, now it works. Maybe the VPN service won't allow that protocol?

[hhs99]

Sorry to early and not enough caffeine

for ppcoin same process different link http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcoin/files/0.3.0/ppcoin-0.3.0-linux.tar.gz/download and do the same thing.

[Ecurb123]

got it thanks