How to install Bitcoin Armory in Ubuntu 14.04If you're new to Ubuntu and Linux, here's a beginner's guide to installing the newest version of the Armory wallet software along with the newest version of the underlying Bitcoin Core daemon. With the recent speculations on backdoors in commercial operating systems like Windows and MacOS, here's how to do it on the free and open source Ubuntu system, version 14.04 (newest at writing).
Prerequisites: A running
Ubuntu installation (newly installed is just fine)
For step-by-step guidance, enable the subtitles!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmUP26r-Pr4
How to compile and run VanityGen Bitcoin tool in Ubuntu 14.04Use the VanityGen tool to generate a Bitcoin address that stands out from the others. Decide for yourself the first part of the address, and have an address such as 1
PayMeNhp3RN5v5V1kwuNSRYBV32T9cpto . Letting others generate a vanity address for you is generally considered less secure since they will know (part of) your private key. This tutorial, however, will show you how to generate an address yourself, letting no one but yourself know your private address.
On Linux, compiling VanityGen yourself is required. This tutorial shows you how to do that on Ubuntu 14.04, and how to use the tool itself.
For step-by-step guidance, enable the subtitles!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI89qTcSH1Y
Setting up cold storage in Armory on Ubuntu 14.04How to set up a cold storage (a.k.a. offline wallet) in Armory on Ubuntu 14.04. You will see:
- How to install Armory on an offline computer.
- How to set up an offline wallet and import a watching only version to your online computer.
- How to transfer bitcoin TO an offline wallet.
- And how to transfer bitcoin FROM an offline wallet.
Prerequisites:
- PC with an internet connection, running Ubuntu and Armory (see my other tutorial for how to set up Armory).
- PC with Ubuntu installed without ever having been connected to the Internet (e.g. a small notebook or similar).
- The same version of Ubuntu on both computers.
- A USB stick (a small one will do fine).
For step-by-step guidance, enable the subtitles!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGkUgekLY