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Questions tagged [ubuntu]

Questions about Bitcoin in the context of the Ubuntu Linux distribution.

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How to mine in Ubuntu?

How do you mine in Ubuntu 11.04? Are there any GUI miners like poclbm-gui for Ubuntu?
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Ubuntu Linux -- How do I start bitcoind as a service to run automatically?

I've got a bunch of other services set up to boot automatically when my Ubuntu server starts (services like wicd-daemon and VPN), but I can't figure out how to set up the bitcoin daemon (bitcoind) to start automatically when the system boots up.…
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How to check Bitcoind block chain download progress level

I have installed bitcoind on ubuntu server, and when I run screen -x for btc it says error -10 blockchain is downloading. How do I know the progress level? currently 125600 blocks are downloaded, but how many blocks yet to go? where do i check the…
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Error loading wallet.dat: Wallet corrupted

I've been using bitcoin for over a year now without issues. It's been a while since I fired up a bitcoin client though, at least a couple months. When I try running a bitcoin client (bitcoin-qt version 0.6.0-oneiric0) today, I get the error…
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How do I build Bitcoin from source in Linux?

I am running an Ubuntu Virtualbox, how do I build Bitcoin from source and run it in this environment? I'm using the build notes from the bitcoin core github and I get the following errors when trying to do make -f makefile.unix…
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How to build Bitcoin from source on Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal?

We have this detailed tutorial for Lucid Lynx, but somehow it doesn't work for Natty. We also have a similar question but it is too broad and the solution there isn't complete enough to work. I created this question asking for a tutorial that will…
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Why do I get `bitcoind: command not found` in Ubuntu?

I have built the bitcoin source on my Ubuntu desktop, and have installed the proper libraries via apt-get and building some. When I do: cd src bitcoind -daemon I get the error: bitcoind: command not found and when I do ./bitcoin I get: bash:…
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Configure esplora to point to the bitcoind servers ip address

I have 2 servers running: Ubuntu 18.04 running bitcoind daemon (v0.18.1 full blockchain synchronized) Ubuntu 18.04 running esplora (the local single page website works, but it has no data from the local blockchain) Both servers are on the same…
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To run bitcoin core testnet on Ubuntu 16.04

How can I run Bitcoin core testnet version on ubuntu 16.04 platform ? I am getting so many reference about how to run bitcoin core mainnet but it will take around 20 days to synchronize with the network as per my bandwidth and also will take my half…
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Ubuntu bitcoin PPA

Since bitcoin is a software package that involves "real" money (inasmuch as any currency is "real"), I know there are major incentives for unscrupulous people to build backdoors into software related to bitcoin. For example, consider the current…
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How can I recover from a corrupted blkindex.dat on Ubuntu 12.10?

I've installed Bitcoin-Qt after a clean WUBI install, and installed Bitcoin-Qt directly. Now it suddenly says "Error loading blkindex.dat". I assume my blkindex.dat file is corrupted, and I tried reinstalling Bitcoin-Qt with apt but it didn't work.…
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Installing Bitcoin-Qt on Ubuntu

I am using Ubuntu 11.10. I have downloaded Bitcoin-Qt, but I don't think it has installed itself. The instructions say "download and install" the software, but I'm afraid I need instructions that are a little more specific. If you can tell me how to…
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No menu in Ubuntu bitcoin-qt

When I run bitcoin-qt on Ubuntu 12.04, I see this: As you can see, there is no menu on the top menu bar. There is the "beginning" of a menu with the word "Bitcoin" but there are no "File", "Settings", or "Help" menu titles. Clicking on the word…
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How to install a Bitcoin client on Ubuntu Server

I've googled a lot for this issue. Hehe. I have found some tutorials, but they were of no use because they are for systems that do have a GUI. I have no plans to install a GUI on that system, and I want to use bitcoin from the command line, or via…
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How do I sort the output of listtransactions "*"?

I am testing some new code, and need to sort the output of listtransactions. Ultimately I need to verify that there are no duplicate txids. How do I output ./bitcoind -datadir=1 listtransactions "*" to a logfile, or sort it directly in the terminal…
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