KUBUNTU 14.04.2 USB FLASH DRIVE IMAGE WITH CANNABISCOIN-QT READY-TO-RUN (by request)
Note: this ready-to-go USB flash drive image is for people who do not wish to compile their own CannabisCoin software from the git repository, for which I have previously posted tutorials
for Ubuntu and
Debian. Compiling your own wallet on Linux is definitely preferable to downloading one built by some random (that would be me, in case you missed it
).
What is this?It is an image of a
kubuntu 14.04.2 LTS installation, complete with a ready-to-use CannabisCoin wallet, zipped and ready to download and copy to an 8Gb or larger USB with Mac/Linux dd or Windows HDD raw copy.
Please note that this is an
UNOFFICIAL CannabisCoin wallet build compiled by
B4zz4. The blockchain data is synced to about midnight (GMT) Saturday, March 7th, 2015.
Download does NOT include wallet.dat (you can copy in your own if you wish or simply run the wallet to create a new one).
Why would you want one?Simple, boot into a clean operating environment to store/transfer your CannabisCoin with much reduced risk of malware and/or key loggers pilfering your coins. Provided you do not browse the web or download anything but keep the CANN USB solely for transacting your CannabisCoin business you are at very little risk of theft.
Note! This is kubuntu - a version of Ubuntu but with the K Desktop Environment and plasma desktop instead. If you are new to Linux or English is not your preferred language then I strongly recommend
this Ubuntu image instead.
ALWAYS keep multiple copies of your wallet.dat file in multiple secure locations - USBs flash drives are not forever and will fail eventually. When the inevitable occurs simply construct a new USB copy, add a copy of your wallet.dat and you are back in business.
Where to get it?kde_1404.dd.zip has been uploaded on mega - click the link to download.
How do you use it?To begin with you need a functional computer and a spare 8Gb or larger USB. Any files on the USB will be destroyed so don't use one containing anything you want to keep. If you wish to use a larger flash drive I have posted a tutorial
here to expand the image partitions to utilise more (all) of the drive.
Once you have downloaded the 3Gb zip file you need to unzip it to any suitable location. You will need at least 8Gb of free space to do so.
I tried in a Windows 7 VM and even Windows can extract kde_1404.dd so that shouldn't cause any problems.
Windows users will need to download
HDD Raw Copy Tool if they don't already have it.
Check carefully that you select kde_1404.dd as the source and
your USB as the target. BE WARNED THAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL OVERWRITE YOUR HARDDRIVE IF THAT IS WHAT YOU TELL IT TO DO!
Linux users open a terminal and run "sudo fdisk -l" to list drives and identify your target USB, if you only have one HDD your USB will likely be /dev/sdb.
Then it is simply a matter of "sudo dd if=[path to kde_1404.dd] of=[path to USB] bs=1M", it will look something like "sudo dd if=~/Downloads/kde_1404.dd of=/dev/sdb bs=1M" without the quotes. If your distribution complains about bs=1M then use bs=1m.
Mac users have slightly more to do but not much.
Open a terminal and run "sudo diskutil list" to identify your USB (run it before and after inserting your USB if you have difficulty telling one from another).
Then run "diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk
N" (replace
N with the disk number from the last command).
Now run "sudo dd if=[path to kde_1404.dd] of=/dev/rdisk
N bs=1m" (we are using /dev/rdisk
N instead of /dev/disk
N because it may be faster). Same deal as before, if your particular version does not like bs=1m use bs=1M.
If you get a "resource busy" error it likely means you forgot to unmount the USB flash drive, do so now using Disk Utility.app (Finder => Applications => Utilities => Disk Utility.app). DO NOT
EJECT THE DRIVE -
UNMOUNT IT.
EveryoneOnce you have copied kde_1404.dd to your USB flash drive(s) you can eject the USB, it is ready to use.
If you know how to use a bootable USB you can go ahead when ready.
If not then there's a simple tutorial on booting from a USB
here.
People with different keyboard needs should not change their password until after you change your keyboard settings.The supplied user name is cann with the default password of YesWeCann. You are going to need to change that for the sake of simple security. The system is set for automatic login and cann has administrative rights.
NOTE: If your keyboard will not type "YesWeCann" then copy it to the clipboard and paste it into the terminal with right click => paste or with ctrl-shift-v when the time comes.
YOU MUST SET YOUR LOCAL TIMEZONE BEFORE YOU START THE WALLET WHEN YOU BOOT FOR THE FIRST TIME - THE USB IMAGE WAS CREATED IN QUEENSLAND AND EXPECTS LOCAL TIME TO BE GMT+10 - THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR SYNCHRONISATION OF THE BLOCKCHAIN.
So, first things first, you need to access the control panel - normal deal, I'll try to do this as graphically as possible for those whose first language is other than English:
Choose "System Settings":
You'll possibly need to change your keyboard (input device), your country (for language and formatting) and
most people will need to adjust local time - that's important so that your wallet will synchronise with the network:
Change your keyboard setting
before you change your password or you may not be able to type it - if you can not type "YesWeCann" after changing your keyboard then copy it from here and paste it into the terminal at the appropriate time with control-shift-v or right-click->paste (ctrl-click if you have a one-button mouse).
With languages, select your language from the list on the left, then click arrow to move it to the right column and then click "Apply":
Then, to correct formatting change your country from the drop-down list - don't forget to click "Apply" or nothing will happen:
Now you are ready to copy in your wallet.dat file, if you have one already. The file manager can be found from the windows start-button kind of thing in the corner:
Showing hidden files is something odd, rather than an intuitive control-h as it is in Ubuntu it has been changed to alt+. or use the view menu.
Once you have your wallet.dat safely in ~/.CannabisCoin you'll want to start up CannabisCoin-qt. Don't worry if you don't already have a wallet.dat file as one will be created for you if it does not exist. Go ahead a double click on the desktop shortcut:
A familiar splash screen will show:
Don't worry as nothing seems to happen for a few moments as the application scans the blockchain and then your wallet will appear:
Hopefully the above has been sufficient to help you get started with your own fairly safe environment from which to make your CannabisCoin transactions.
Anyone having trouble can PM me here or email me at
b4zz4.code@yahoo.com. Note that kubuntu has been supplied by request and is not a choice I can recommend for anyone new to Linux. If you are just beginning with Linux or Qt wallets I urge you to
try this version first.
In the meantime good luck everyone, have fun and share a smile with someone new today.
