Installing Cryptonote on POP! OS Latest

Cryptonote is a decentralized cryptocurrency that allows secure, private and untraceable transactions. In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to install Cryptonote on POP! OS Latest.

Step 1: Add Cryptonote Repository

Firstly, you need to add Cryptonote repository to your package manager. Here’s how:

  1. Open Terminal by pressing ctrl + alt + T.

  2. Run the following command:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:crypto-core/ppa
    
  3. Enter your password when prompted and press Enter key.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Now, we need to install dependencies to make sure that Cryptonote runs smoothly. Here’s how:

  1. Run the following command:

    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libqt5svg5-dev qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libqrencode-dev pkg-config libcurl4-openssl-dev libgtest-dev libreadline-dev aptitude
    
  2. Enter your password when prompted and press Enter key.

Step 3: Install Cryptonote

Once the dependencies are installed, we can now install Cryptonote.

  1. Run the following command:

    sudo aptitude -y install cryptonote
    
  2. Enter your password when prompted and press Enter key.

Step 4: Verify Installation

To verify that Cryptonote is installed successfully on POP! OS Latest, run the following command:

cryptonote

If everything went well, you should see some output in the terminal.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Cryptonote on POP! OS Latest. Now, you can use Cryptonote to securely and privately transact your cryptocurrencies.

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