I again tried using
https://github.com/Max-Coin/guides/blob/master/build-linux.mdUbuntu 12.04 LTS does not seem to support miniupnpc ('troubleshooting' section)
so I went ahead and tried to build that as suggested. It seemed to go without errors, however
when the original 'Building on Linux' procedure was run again, then errors are still shown complaining of miniupnpc:
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The following packages have unmet dependencies.
libminiupnpc-dev : Depends: libminiupnpc8 (= 1.6-3ubuntu1) but 1.6-precise2 is to be installed
qt-sdk : Depends: libqt4-opengl-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
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Note
I am using Ubuntu because I want a convenient pointy-clicky computing experience alternative to Windows or Apple, As an Ubuntu street level user, it is not realistic to consider anything other than a .deb, particularly for the average street level user. A lot of novices I know, use Ubuntu, they are not geeks in any way. But they would maybe use Maxcoin.........
I am more of a techie than that, but not much.
I have to conclude that the wallets cannot (at present) be run on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit, or Ubuntu 13.10 32bit.
As mentioned earlier, I somehow managed to get maxcoind running (and mining) on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit, however, life with Maxcoins will be impractical unless I (and other people??) can get the gui wallet working!
Will other wallets work with Maxcoin? I could just dump maxcoin-qt??
Thinking of the growing coverage of Ubuntu use (China government, French also, Indian judiciary, whatever), phones also coming out soon, then Maxcoin convenient wallets in Ubuntu will be important, not least for Maxcoin. So If anyone can assist with the situation, please do?
tia