[ANN][XMR][HOW TO] Install & use Monero on Linux

[superresistant]

 
Updated

The very basic to use Monero on Linux.
It's a good start.

Installation

All-in-one installation script (may not work if the script is not updated) :

Code:

cd ~ && rm -f install_monero.sh && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Quanttek/install_monero/master/install_monero.sh && bash install_monero.sh

If it doesn't work then :

Install some stuff you'll probably need

Code:

sudo aptitude install git cmake libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libevent-dev libdb++-dev

Install Monero the normal way (should always work)

Code:

cd
git clone https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero.git
cd ../bitmonero && make

Remove Monero if needed (don't do that now)

Code:

cd
rm -r bitmonero

Create the blockchain folder and download the blockchain

Code:

cd
mkdir ~/.bitmonero
cd ~/.bitmonero
wget http://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain/linux/blockchain.bin

Remove the Blockchain if needed (don't do that now)

Code:

cd
rm -r ~/.bitmonero

Use Monero

Run monero daemon

Code:

cd bitmonero/build/release/bin/ && ./bitmonerod

Run the wallet

Code:

cd bitmonero/build/release/bin/ && ./simplewallet

You cannot open two things at the same time in the same session, learn to use tmux to open bitmonerod + simplewallet simultaneously

Use tmux

Open a new tmux session to have multiple things running

Code:

tmux

Detach the current tmux session to go to an other one without interrupting the process
   press Ctrl + b
   then d
List all tmux sessions

Code:

tmux list-sessions

Open a tmux session

Code:

tmux attach -t 0

Open an other tmux session if they are two

Code:

tmux attach -t 1

Kill a tmux session

Code:

tmux kill-session -t 0

Other stuff

To be continued...
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[Quanttek]

Or just use the installation script for Monero

[superresistant]

Or just use the installation script for Monero

Does it install wolf cpu miner ?

Where can I find a script that install wolf cpu miner with it ?

[Muhammed Zakir]

Or just use the installation script for Monero

Does it install wolf cpu miner ?

Where can I find a script that install wolf cpu miner with it ?

Don't know if bumping this topic is right...

It will do:

Code:

cd ~
clear
echo "This is the monero installation script. It will install monero with all it's requirements, starting with the latest boost-version, plus CPUMiner"
echo "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
echo "[1] INSTALL Monero essentials (wallet + solominer)"
echo "[2] INSTALL Wolf's poolminer"
echo "[3] INSTALL Everything"
echo "[6] UPDATE  Monero essentials (wallet + solominer)"
echo "[7] UPDATE  Wolf's poolminer"
echo "[8] UPDATE  Everything"
echo "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

P.S. Thanks for the guide! It was really helpful when installing on a VPS.

Edit: build-essential install command is two times in the OP and libbz2-dev and -y aren't separated.

 =snip=

Code:

sudo apt-get install libbz2-dev-y

  -MZ

[Muhammed Zakir]

Code:

root@server:~/bitmonero/build/release# make
[  0%] Built target version
[  7%] Built target upnpc-static
[ 49%] Built target unbound
[ 50%] Building C object src/crypto/CMakeFiles/crypto.dir/aesb.c.o
cc1: error: -Werror=maybe-uninitialized: no option -Wmaybe-uninitialized
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option '-std=c11'
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option '-ffat-lto-objects'
make[2]: *** [src/crypto/CMakeFiles/crypto.dir/aesb.c.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [src/crypto/CMakeFiles/crypto.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

Please help.

   -MZ

[GreekBitcoin]

Ask for help in IRC #monero

This is quite an old guide.

[Muhammed Zakir]

Ask for help in IRC #monero

This is quite an old guide.

Thanks!

Yeah, I know! I compiled with latest source code.

   -MZ

[GreekBitcoin]

Ask for help in IRC #monero

This is quite an old guide.

Thanks!

Yeah, I know! I compiled with latest source code.

   -MZ

I think the latest source needs a few more dependencies. I am saying just in case...

"Dependencies: GCC 4.7.3 or later, CMake 2.8.6 or later, libunbound 1.4.16 or later (note: Unbound is not a dependency, libunbound is), libevent 2.0 or later, libgtest 1.5 or later, and Boost 1.53 or later (except 1.54, more details here). "

[Muhammed Zakir]

Ask for help in IRC #monero

This is quite an old guide.

Thanks!

Yeah, I know! I compiled with latest source code.

   -MZ

I think the latest source needs a few more dependencies. I am saying just in case...

"Dependencies: GCC 4.7.3 or later, CMake 2.8.6 or later, libunbound 1.4.16 or later (note: Unbound is not a dependency, libunbound is), libevent 2.0 or later, libgtest 1.5 or later, and Boost 1.53 or later (except 1.54, more details here). "

AFAIK all installed.

P.S. It is problem of Qt. Do you know how to install bitmonerod only?

   -MZ

[GreekBitcoin]

Can you tell me exactly what you did and what system do you use? Cause as i said this is really an old source and not even from the core team:
https://github.com/bitmonero-project/bitmonero (Old source)

https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero    (thats the right source)

No i dont know how to compile just bitmonerod. Before, you could just uncheck simplewallet and test from CMakeLists.txt but now i dont know how.

[fluffypony]

AFAIK all installed.

P.S. It is problem of Qt. Do you know how to install bitmonerod only?

   -MZ

We don't use Qt, there's no Monero GUI in Monero core yet. What operating system are you building on? And what compiler version do you get if you run gcc --version or g++ --version?

[Muhammed Zakir]

We don't use Qt, there's no Monero GUI in Monero core yet. What operating system are you building on? And what compiler version do you get if you run gcc --version or g++ --version?

I used new source. OS : Ubuntu and I am installing on VPS. I will tell about the version soon, I am trying again now and the shell script is running.

Edit: Version of gcc/g++ is 4.6.3 .

   -MZ

[fluffypony]

We don't use Qt, there's no Monero GUI in Monero core yet. What operating system are you building on? And what compiler version do you get if you run gcc --version or g++ --version?

I used new source. OS : Ubuntu and I am installing on VPS. I will tell about the version soon, I am trying again now and the shell script is running.

Edit: Version of gcc/g++ is 4.6.3 .

   -MZ

Ok there's your problem - per the dependencies: "Dependencies: GCC 4.7.3 or later"

If you're on an older version of Ubuntu you may find it best to add the Toolchain Test Builds PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-toolchain-r/+archive/ubuntu/test and then install a more recent version of gcc. Once installed you will need to link the newer gcc/g++ version to default (ie. something similar to http://askubuntu.com/questions/26498/choose-gcc-and-g-version)

It's probably easier for you to install Ubuntu 13.10 or 14.04 on your VPS instead. Ubuntu 14.04 is recommended, as it has current versions of gcc and boost.

[Muhammed Zakir]

Ok there's your problem - per the dependencies: "Dependencies: GCC 4.7.3 or later"

Thanks for pointing it out!

If you're on an older version of Ubuntu you may find it best to add the Toolchain Test Builds PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-toolchain-r/+archive/ubuntu/test and then install a more recent version of gcc. Once installed you will need to link the newer gcc/g++ version to default (ie. something similar to http://askubuntu.com/questions/26498/choose-gcc-and-g-version)

Everything done but still giving errors.

Code:

cc1plus: error: -Werror=maybe-uninitialized: no option -Wmaybe-uninitialized
cc1plus: error: unrecognized command line option '-std=c++11'
make[3]: *** [src/crypto/CMakeFiles/crypto.dir/crypto.cpp.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/bitmonero/build/release'
make[2]: *** [src/crypto/CMakeFiles/crypto.dir/all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/bitmonero/build/release'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/bitmonero/build/release'
make: *** [release-all] Error 2

It's probably easier for you to install Ubuntu 13.10 or 14.04 on your VPS instead. Ubuntu 14.04 is recommended, as it has current versions of gcc and boost.

It's not mine, I am helping a person but I will tell him though I am not sure whether he will because some daemons already installed in it and the sync is complete(BTC, LTC, Doge etc...).

   -MZ

[GingerAle]

all I know is that this works:

cd ~ && rm -f install_monero.sh && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Quanttek/install_monero/master/install_monero.sh && bash install_monero.sh

Code:

cd ~ && rm -f install_monero.sh && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Quanttek/install_monero/master/install_monero.sh && bash install_monero.sh

[Rabinovitch]

It really works on Debian 8 Jessie@MATE, thanks. But what the....

Code:

root@debian-katya:~/cpuminer/cpuminer-multi# ./minerd --help
[2015-06-05 16:56:13] CPU does not have AES-NI, which is required.

How to compile it for non-AES system? I haven't found an instruction: https://github.com/wolf9466/cpuminer-multi/blob/master/README.md#architecture-specific-notes

[GingerAle]

It really works on Debian 8 Jessie@MATE, thanks. But what the....

Code:

root@debian-katya:~/cpuminer/cpuminer-multi# ./minerd --help
[2015-06-05 16:56:13] CPU does not have AES-NI, which is required.

How to compile it for non-AES system? I haven't found an instruction: https://github.com/wolf9466/cpuminer-multi/blob/master/README.md#architecture-specific-notes

Wolf's kinda blows for non-aes. Install YAM's -

https://mega.co.nz/#F!h0tkXSxZ!f62uoUXogkxQmP2xO8Ib-g

thats a list of his miners, each compiled for different CPU architectures

if you don't know your CPU architecture, google it.

[Fantasio]

all I know is that this works:

cd ~ && rm -f install_monero.sh && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Quanttek/install_monero/master/install_monero.sh && bash install_monero.sh

Code:

cd ~ && rm -f install_monero.sh && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Quanttek/install_monero/master/install_monero.sh && bash install_monero.sh

No, it doesn't ! 
It's a big deception, but when I'm launching the script, there's a fatal error at the end :

-- Could not find Berkeley DB >= 4.1 (missing:  BERKELEY_DB_INCLUDE_DIR BERKELEY_DB_LIBRARIES)
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:45 (message):
  BerkeleyDB not found.  At this time it should be installed in your
  system for a non-static build.


Have someone already encountered the same thing ? 
(OS : SparkyLinux Jessie)

[GingerAle]

all I know is that this works:

cd ~ && rm -f install_monero.sh && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Quanttek/install_monero/master/install_monero.sh && bash install_monero.sh

Code:

cd ~ && rm -f install_monero.sh && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Quanttek/install_monero/master/install_monero.sh && bash install_monero.sh

No, it doesn't ! 
It's a big deception, but when I'm launching the script, there's a fatal error at the end :

-- Could not find Berkeley DB >= 4.1 (missing:  BERKELEY_DB_INCLUDE_DIR BERKELEY_DB_LIBRARIES)
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:45 (message):
  BerkeleyDB not found.  At this time it should be installed in your
  system for a non-static build.


Have someone already encountered the same thing ? 
(OS : SparkyLinux Jessie)

Yeah, the source code changed. The script needs to be updated. With the new code, the following will get you along farther.

Code:

sudo apt-get install libevent-dev

Code:

make release-static

[Fantasio]

Thank's GingerAle 

But this time there's another error :

CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.2/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:138 (message):
  Could NOT find OpenSSL, try to set the path to OpenSSL root folder in the
  system variable OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR (missing: OPENSSL_LIBRARIES
  OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR)

I've checked openssl was already installed : OpenSSL 1.0.2a 19 Mar 2015.