Questions tagged [bitcoin]
Questions pertaining to the digital currency payment network known as Bitcoin.
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How do I install Bitcoin in Ubuntu?
Can anyone walk me through the process of installing Bitcoin on Ubuntu? I'm new to linux, and this is really all I want to do with this computer.
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How to install Bitcoin mining software?
I see there's an existing question on how to install the Satoshi Bitcoin client, but I'm wanting to install mining software.
Like the asker of the above question, I'm new to Ubuntu, so I'm not ...
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How to install bitcoin mining software in Ubuntu 14.04 for joining a mining pool?
I just installed bitcoin-qt wallet on Ubuntu 14.04 and have synced with the bitcoin network. How do I install a mining program that will enable me to join a mining pool?
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How can I install the Electrum bitcoin wallet?
I would like to install the Electrum Bitcoin Wallet on Ubuntu 12.10.
The Linux instructions are located at http://electrum.org/download.html and say:
Install python-qt4 and pip:
sudo apt-get install ...
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Does Canonical accept BTC/Bitcoins as donations?
I was wondering if there is a way to donate with bitcoin to Canonical? I would love to donate, but the only funds available to me now are bitcoins.
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How can I install cpuminer?
I am trying to install cpuminer according to this tutorial. The tutorial describes installing cpuminer using terminal.
sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev libncurses5-dev pkg-config automake ...
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How to run the official bitcoin client? [duplicate]
I want to run the official Bitcoin client, rather than one from somebody's Personal PPA, as was explained in Question 41001.
How do I install and run it?
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Bitcoin mining attack
I think my server has been attacked and I appreciate any help.
On the image Top process it shows strange processes.
The output of netstat -tap shows multiple:
tcp 0 1 myserver:47985 ...
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Is there a program to mine bitcoins in ubuntu 13.10?
I do not understand much about mine bitcoins, but I downloaded a program that is like a wallet, but I want to know how I do to mine.
Has a calling GUIminder but is for windows, someone knows one that ...
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How to uninstall Bitcoin Core and remove data
I recently installed Bitcoin Core on my Ubuntu 16.04 system. It's taking up too much disk space. How do I completely uninstall the software and remove data to free up my hard drive space?
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how would I run a script or application when idle?
I would like to run various cryptocurrency generators, "miners" as they are known as, whenever my main pc is idle more then 30 minutes (no mouse or keyboard activity, etc.). How would I set this up?
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How can I set up poclbm (a bitcoin miner)?
I'm trying to set up poclbm on my 12.10 machine. My graphics card (as stated in system settings) is an 'Intel® 965GM x86/MMX/SSE2'. I am trying to use the guide here but python-pyopencl can't be ...
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Error when starting BitCoin
I just installed Bitcoin and everything seemed to be going well. After a few days the client stopped loading at boot and instead gave this error:
DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run
database ...
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Bitcoin PPA installation problem
Im trying to download Bitcoin for my Ubuntu Oneiric.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bitcoin/bitcoin
Everything goes smooth until the install ...
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Issue installing Electrum on Ubuntu 18.04
I followed all the steps the docs suggest:
sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5
wget https://download.electrum.org/3.3.6/Electrum-3.3.6.tar.gz
wget https://download.electrum.org/3.3.6/Electrum-3.3.6....
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How to install GreenAddress Bitcoin Wallet in Ubuntu?
Can someone make a short tutorial about how to install the bitcoin wallet GreenAddress in Ubuntu?
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Can I install exodus 'wallet' for ethereum & bitcoin on Ubuntu 16.04?
This looks a neat programme for managing cryptocurrency on Linux
I've been using Ubuntu for 3 or 4 years, used the terminal parrot fashion for various functions and installs, but have v. little ...
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Not Bitcoin-qt at Software repository 20.04
Even I've got Bitcoin-qt when I was running Ubuntu 18.04, is not anymore at Ubuntu 20.04
Does anyone knows why disappeared it?
Thanks a lot.
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Can't install bitcoind in upgraded system due package conflicts
I was previously using Ubuntu 10.04 and I tried to install bitcoind. This failed and I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04. When I run bitcoind it still doesn't work:
$ bitcoind
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Can Ubuntu accept bitcoin donations? It seems to be paypal only right now
Ubuntu should have alternative methods for donation. Paypal is very good for international donations or an ideal payment service.
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Bitcoin is using +90% CPU power using Ubuntu 12.04?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and Bitcoin client v0.8.6.0-g03a7d67-beta and Qt version 4.8.1 as the GUI.
My CPU is heating up and is automaticly shutting down after 30 minutes and sometimes after many ...
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Why is apt unable to find bitcoin-qt package? [duplicate]
When I run these commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bitcoin-qt
I get this:
E: Unable to locate package bitcoin-qt.
I am writing it ...
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How can I ensure if there is no crypto currency mining script running on my ubuntu?
I feel that my newly (5 months old) bought Lenovo laptop is running very slow and hangs sometimes from last few days. The only applications running on my laptop are chrome & firefox browsers, ...
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Bitcoin Widget To Display Exchange Rate On Top Menu
Just wondering if anyone knows if there's a widget/app to display Bitcoin exchange rate on the top menu on Ubuntu. I would love it even though it's easy to check the rate on the web. When I search on ...
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How to run ccminer 1.2 on Ubuntu 14.10?
I'm having trouble running ccminer 1.2 on my Lenovo IdeaPad-Z500 with a NVIDIA GT 740M which is a CUDA capable GPU according to https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus. I installed the CUDA toolkit ...
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Is it possible to install Minergate in Lubuntu, for 32-bit?
Has anyone been successful in running Minergate software in Lubuntu? I just want to maximize my extra workstation for Minergate only. My workstation is 32-bit and not 64-bit by the way.
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error while loading shared libraries: libboost_system.so.1.54.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Been working with this issue when trying to run a program.
What I did:
Updated my system using the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Installed the necessary ...
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Is there a Bitcoin calculator /price tracker widget to add to Gnome?
Is there a way to add something like an online Bitcoin to USD calculator to the Gnome desktop? I don't think the Software store has anything like that.
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Why doesn't Canonical/Ubuntu accept bitcoin contributions? [closed]
I see many questions here about alternatives to Paypal, but no concrete information about why bitcoin (aka universal, Open Source and Free, community-driven money which does not discriminate based on ...
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Fixing libtool for -rpath problems
Hello i need to compile bitcoin on ubuntu 14.04 64bits but i have always this error 'Fixing libtool for -rpath problems.'
I installed all dependency
sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool ...
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Getting ‘NO DEVICES FOUND: Press 'M' and '+' to add’ when running bfgminer
Yesterday I installed bfgminer on my Ubuntu 18.04 VServer to mine Bitcoins...
I did this by cloning the github-repository (https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer) and installing the necessary ...
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Recovering a file after having formatted from NTFS to EXT4
I used to have windows 7 but I've recently formatted my hard drive to install kubuntu and I've just realized that I forgot to backup a hidden .dat file which defines my bitcoin wallet. Is it possible ...
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install Electum (BTC) on offline live USB
I would like to install the bitcoin client Electrum on an offline live USB drive. This would help to create and restore wallets most securely.
The install instructions are as follows:
Install python-...
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I need a bitcoin miner, and how to install it? [duplicate]
I have attempted to follow the tutorial, and got this:
deathd@ubuntu:~$ cd phoenix2-phoenix-2c83ee6
deathd@ubuntu:~/phoenix2-phoenix-2c83ee6$ ./setup.py
usage: setup.py [global_opts] cmd1 [cmd1_opts] ...
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How can I make coinprice-indicator open from startup?
I have coinprice-indicator, it is an indicator applet that shows the price of the BTC using API's from Kraken, BitStamp or BTC-E. It refresh form 3 to every 60 seconds.
I start this applet from the ...
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bitcoin miner compatible with nvidia
I would try to start mining Bitcoin into a mining pool, and I'm looking for a client compatible with Linux (if it has a GUI would be better) and that admit to use my Nvidia GTX 860 graphic card.
Any ...
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Command in .bash_profile returns outdated result [duplicate]
The .bash_profile file has the alias below.
~# cat .bash_profile
# other commands
alias btcblock="echo $(bitcoin-cli getblockcount 2>&1)/$(wget -O - http://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount 2>...
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Is Bitcoin core V.0.9 not updated on PPA ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin?
Version 0.9 of Bitcoin-Qt just came out. When will ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin be updated? In the meanwhile, any steps showing how to upgrade are welcome!
Equally posted on https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/...
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How to configure bitcoin-core and start it from the console?
I need to configure port forwarding, perhaps?
Forwarding port 8333
To have a fully functional Bitcoin node, you need to forward incoming
connections on port 8333 to the device running Bitcoin core.
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Where is bitcoind package? [closed]
I can't find bitcoind packages.
# apt-cache search bitcoin
bfgminer - multi-threaded multi-pool ASIC, FPGA and GPU bitcoin miner
cgminer - multi-threaded multi-pool Bitcoin miner
electrum - Easy to ...
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How to restore exodus wallet on ubuntu
Is it possible to restore Exodus wallet from email link in ubuntu?
when I click the link it ask to open with xdg-open, but then it does nothing, since its portable and not installed.
Any helps ?
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Ssl for bitcoind
Hello I need to use bitcoin in my website I compiled it and I use php json rpc for communication with the server and I use crontab each minute for a check of the deposit but in bitcoin wiki https://en....
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What software do I need to exchange Bitcoins?
I need software that could run on Ubuntu desktops and server; a command-line one.
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit both on the desktop and on the server.
What software can I use?
I have tried ...
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How to run the the latest cli version of Monero?
How would I install v18 of the cli monero wallet?
nicholas@mordor:~$
nicholas@mordor:~$ sudo apt install monero
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state ...
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Is it possible to update Snap Bitcoin-Core datadir to NFS mount point under /media?
I couldn't find anything specific regarding NFS storage in /media for bitcoin-core snap on Ubuntu.
From what I could gather with limited understanding is that only /home and /media folders on host ...
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How to uninstall Electrum?
I use Electrum as Bitcoin Wallet, and I want to update it. The best way to do it, I think, would be to uninstall the old version and install the new one. How can I do that?
I use the 16.04 version of ...
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Ubuntu 17.04 - Changed hostname, now my bitcoin core won't work
I believe this occurred after I tried to change the name of my computer since it was a default and had a bunch of numbers after it.
After changing it, I started to experience weird things with my ...
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E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) while doing gitian build
I'm trying to clone Litecoin and build a mock version of it
In order to do that I'm trying to configure gitian builder from this link https://coinaxis.com/index.php/tutorials/entry/how-to-do-a-gitian-...
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How to install specific package version when it's defined by 2 different PPAs? [duplicate]
I want to install luke-dash-jr's BIP148 bitcoin PPA which can be found here.
I've already added the unofficial Bitcoin PPA to my sources.list; that PPA can be found here.
Both PPAs define a bitcoin ...
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G++ Compiling error when making from source?
I am trying to install bitcoin server using this guide
https://www.sky-ip.org/configure-bitcoin-node-debian-ubuntu.html
However when I make, I see the error
g++: internal compiler error: Killed (...
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