In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to install Cryptonote on Elementary OS. Cryptonote is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that uses the unique CryptoNote protocol to ensure anonymity and privacy of transactions.
Before we begin, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
To run Cryptonote on your Elementary OS, you need to install some dependencies for the software to function properly. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo apt-get install git build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev miniupnpc libunbound-dev graphviz doxygen libunwind8-dev pkg-config libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libgtest-dev libreadline-dev libminiupnpc-dev libzmq3-dev libpgm-dev libunwind-dev libsodium-dev libhidapi-dev libhidapi-libusb0 libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
Once the dependencies are installed, we need to download the cryptonote source code from the official website. Run the following command in terminal to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/cryptonotefoundation/cryptonote.git
This will download the source code to your system. Now, go to the root directory of the source code using the following command:
cd cryptonote
Now, we need to compile the source code. Run the following command:
make
This will compile the code and create a binary file named "simplewallet".
To run Cryptonote, navigate to the directory where the binary is located. In our case, as we compiled the source code in the previous step, the binary is located in the "build" folder within the "cryptonote" directory.
cd build/Linux/release
Now, you can run Cryptonote using the following command:
./simplewallet
This will launch Cryptonote and you can start using it.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Cryptonote on Elementary OS. You have also learned how to compile the source code and run the software. Have fun running your own Cryptonote node on your Elementary OS system!
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