Help! Electrum - Linux can't install (eng, esp, ita, pycc)

[guanabana]

I tried to install Electrum Wallet on Linux Ubuntu 22.04.2 but, can't extract the appimage file taken from the electrum.org. I tried trough the  terminal, but it seems that miss some permission or some document. is there some detailed instruction for this? also on youtube all videos are old and doesn't function. thank you. replies in english, español, italiano, russian

[JeromeTash]

I tried to install Electrum Wallet on Linux Ubuntu 22.04.2 but, can't extract the appimage file taken from the electrum.org. I tried trough the  terminal, but it seems that miss some permission or some document. is there some detailed instruction for this? also on youtube all videos are old and doesn't function. thank you. replies in english, español, italiano, russian

I have some challenges installing the app via the terminal as well, but I am yet to figure out what went wrong

However, via the AppImage file option. Just download it. Right-click on the file and, down under properties, enable the "Executable as Program" option. Once you are done with that, close the tab.

Now, right-click on the AppImage file again, you will be able to see the "Run as program" option, click on it, and you are good to go

[BitMaxz]

Have you tried the guide provided by electrum.org under "Installation from Python sources" or the guide provided from their github page here

If it didn't work would you mind to copy paste the error here so that we know what command you stuck.

[Sarah Azhari]

I tried to install Electrum Wallet on Linux Ubuntu 22.04.2 but, can't extract the appimage file taken from the electrum.org. I tried trough the  terminal, but it seems that miss some permission or some document. is there some detailed instruction for this? also on youtube all videos are old and doesn't function. thank you. replies in english, español, italiano, russian

However, via the AppImage file option. Just download it. Right-click on the file and, down under properties, enable the "Executable as Program" option. Once you are done with that, close the tab.

+1, OP just miss that step. I miss that step also a few hours ago after trying to install it on bootable Linux. OP must go to property and the permission tab to tick "allow executing file as program"

https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum-docs/blob/master/tails.rst

Open Home/Persistent folder (where the appimage will now live), right click on the appimage and select Properties. Select the Permissions tab and click "Allow executing file as program" then close the dialog. More detailed instructions with screenshots are available here

If still didn't work, OP could use appimagetool to extract an existing AppImage into an AppDir

Code:

appimagetool -v /path/to/AppDir

or just simple use this code into terminal:

Code:

./electrum --appimage-extract

Here many step you could try : https://superuser.com/questions/1301583/how-can-i-extract-files-from-an-appimage

[Husires]

I tried to install Electrum Wallet on Linux Ubuntu 22.04.2 but, can't extract the appimage file taken from the electrum.org. I tried trough the  terminal, but it seems that miss some permission or some document. is there some detailed instruction for this? also on youtube all videos are old and doesn't function. thank you. replies in english, español, italiano, russian

You do not need to extract the appimage, but you need to run it by clicking on Properties and then Executable as Program.
If you are not a Linux user, it is better to download Electrum on an operating system that you know, although the possibility of exposure to viruses on Linux is less, but the possibility of making a mistake remains, and therefore it is better to use an operating system familiar with it or buy a hardware wallet.

[guanabana]

Thank you alls for the suggestions. I've got! the problem was that also Ledger Live was going in that moment, what is not permited to execute correctly. But it surged another question: why the account which is on 25-th word doesn't visualize the balance?

[Yamane_Keto]

Thank you alls for the suggestions. I've got! the problem was that also Ledger Live was going in that moment, what is not permited to execute correctly. But it surged another question: why the account which is on 25-th word doesn't visualize the balance?

you mean hidden wallet? Go to File > New/Restore, choose a wallet name (any name) and connect using your HW device, enter PIN and correct PIN and correct passphrase + right derivation path

You can find out right derivation path by the type of address you used in the past. Did it started with 1, 3, or bc1? According to this order, you choose one, two, or three option.

Try this and you will succeed. As long as the balance is zero, I think your problem is in the last right derivation step. Otherwise, your problem is in one of the first steps.

To access your standard wallet (first wallet or not hidden one), Go to File > New/Restore, choose a wallet name (any name) and connect using your HW device, enter PIN and correct PIN and make passphrase blank.

you you will need new wallet file per account/derivation

[guanabana]

thank you for your explication. Yes, it was error in derivation path. I left everything as default and in that way gone well.
Tell me please: suppose, one day, if my Ledger devise will stop function for some reason, how will I be able to access to my wallet which seed phrase & passphrase (25th word) I have with Electrum wallet?
Thank you & I'm sorry for may be stupid questions, I'm a newer    

[DireWolfM14]

It sounds like you got Electrum to run on your system, but I'll make a suggestion about running an AppImage in Ubuntu:

I've had the same issue when I've installed Ubuntu Minimal, it appears that installing the OS with that method doesn't install libfuse2, a specific library needed to run some app images.  To fix the issue:

Code:

sudo apt install libfuse2

Tell me please: suppose, one day, if my Ledger devise will stop function for some reason, how will I be able to access to my wallet which seed phrase & passphrase (25th word) I have with Electrum wallet?

You can use Electrum to restore your wallet without needing the Ledger.  You can use your seed phrase to create a new wallet in Electrum, and on the tab where you enter your seed, there's a button to allow you choose some options.  You need select the option for an extended seed, then enter your extra word in the dialogue box for the extension.

[guanabana]

yes, I've got run electrum on my Ubuntu, I had only problem of some permit and my Ledger Live was going, so Electrum didn't want to see the ledger hardware.

[guanabana]

Tell me please: suppose, one day, if my Ledger devise will stop function for some reason, how will I be able to access to my wallet which seed phrase & passphrase (25th word) I have with Electrum wallet?

You can use Electrum to restore your wallet without needing the Ledger.  You can use your seed phrase to create a new wallet in Electrum, and on the tab where you enter your seed, there's a button to allow you choose some options.  You need select the option for an extended seed, then enter your extra word in the dialogue box for the extension.

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Thank you very much for explication, now I see! So I can sleep peacefully, knowing that there is no need of Ledger device for backing in possession of my wallet.

I read that the Electrum is a cold wallet. Does it mean, that it runs when the PC is offline? If yes, in which way the  transactions does happen if the computer do not connect to internet?
Thanks a lot!

[Sarah Azhari]

yes, I've got run electrum on my Ubuntu, I had only problem of some permit and my Ledger Live was going, so Electrum didn't want to see the ledger hardware.

If Electrum doesn't detect your ledger, maybe something is wrong with the cable USB, or the Bitcoin application didn't install yet on the ledger application or you didn't Set up the udev rules. So if your problem with the last one, you have to set it up 1st by go to the terminal, and set it up by following the code:

Code:

wget -q -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LedgerHQ/udev-rules/master/add_udev_rules.sh | sudo bash

https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005165269-Fix-connection-issues?support=true

I read that the Electrum is a cold wallet. Does it mean, that it runs when the PC is offline? If yes, in which way the  transactions does happen if the computer do not connect to internet?
Thanks a lot!

Yes, you can run Electrum offline without being connected to the internet, you can use offline transactions until Sign, but for broadcast, you need the internet.

On electrum 4.3.3, you have to carefully because the new update looks different when transaction. You have to click Preview tab when being new transaction appears tab sign and broadcast, so if you click OK the transaction being together with sign and broadcast.

[NotATether]

Now, right-click on the AppImage file again, you will be able to see the "Run as program" option, click on it, and you are good to go

You can also just open a terminal to the downloads folder and type chmod +x ./Electrum-<whatever-version>.AppImage for identical results.

[joniboini]

read that the Electrum is a cold wallet. Does it mean, that it runs when the PC is offline? If yes, in which way the  transactions does happen if the computer do not connect to internet?
Thanks a lot!

You can use Electrum as a cold wallet or a hot wallet, it depends on your setup (you can also clarify what you mean by cold wallet, since some sources differ on its definition afaik). You might want to check this guide[1] or search about "airgap setup" on this board if you want to read further.

[1] https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/coldstorage.html