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?
Ubuntu – How to install bitcoin mining software in Ubuntu 14.04 for joining a mining pool
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First, the website says that the package depends on Python, twisted, and PyOpenCL. Python is probably already installed. However to make sure, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install python python-twisted python-pyopencl
You'll need to enter your root password.
Now, download the Source Code/Linux Release. You'll get a tarball, which is basically a package containing all the source files. Next, you need to untar (unpack) it. Use the following command:
tar xzf filename.tar.gz
where filename.tar.gz is the file you downloaded, which in this case is phoenix2-phoenix-v2.0.0-rc2-9-g2c83ee6.tar.gz.
After unpacking, it will create a folder containing the source files (in this case, phoenix2-phoenix-2c83ee6). Move into the folder using
cd phoenix2-phoenix-2c83ee6
Simply use the following command, and it'll take care of everything:
./setup.py
Note: If the installation fails, this might be due to unmet dependencies. In such a case, install the dependencies and try again.
I just tried it on 12.10, and it worked. Try running this: just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the commands below.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Then run the steps below in Terminal in the exact order:
sudo apt-get install python-qt4 python-pipsudo pip install http://download.electrum.org/download/Electrum-1.7.3.tar.gz#md5=22a35b0816f7c6c59fbeddb50e832adaelectrum
Once I ran electrum from terminal, I got a window that opened, and I clicked on create, and took me through the steps of creating a wallet.
Best Answer
To mine bitcoins use cpuminer (click here) and avoid any graphical application: a console application is faster and doesn't need much memory. This may be the reason why bitcoin-qt wallet has dropped the official support for bitcoin mining.
You should compile cpuminer from the source code to obtain optimal performance. Binary packages are not optimized for your system and therefore are often slower. To execute the cpuminer installation + compilation procedure on Ubuntu, follow this askUbuntu topic.
WARNING: don't use cpuminer or any miner software on remote hosted machines, it's considered as an abuse of common resources and can be treated as an attack to the hosted system.
NOTE: Bitcoin mining is very time consuming and you need a very powerful network of server machines to obtain even a small result (less than a bitcoin in most cases). This is due to the fact that you are competing with people and organizations running highly specialized hardware (
ASIC miners,FPGA devicesetc.) which does nothing but compute BTC block hashes 24h a day.Please don't hesitate to ask by commenting here if you have more questions and don't forget to press the left UP arrow if I'm of any help.
If you earn a coin, please consider the Free Software Foundation BTC donation page.
Good luck.