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How to compile and install Bitcoin Core on Debian Wheezy
Do you want to use Bitcoin on Linux? This tutorial explains how to install and use Bitcoin Core on Debian Linux. Bitcoin Core is the official Bitcoin Wallet from bitcoin.org. I will use the latest version from the GIT repository at bitcoin.org.
In order to compile and run, Bitcoin Core depends on some other tools which must be installed prior to compiling :
Install some dependencies:
For bitcoin-core
For bitcoin-qt (graphical interface)
If you want the graphical frontend, also install the following dependencies. If you just want bitcoind, you can skip this step.
Installing Berkeley DB 4.8
Compiling Bitcoin Core requires the Berkeley DB version 4.8 which is not available in the wheezy repositories, so we must use squeeze repositories. Note that if you don't need a wallet (i.e. if you want to run a headless Bitcoin node and keep your wallet elsewhere) you can completely skip this section and jump directly to downloading and compiling Bitcoin Core.
1.Change the sources.list to use squeeze repositories
Edit /etc/apt/sources.list :
Add the following lines in the head of file :
deb http://[your favorite repository]/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free deb-src http://[your favorite repository]/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free2.Now you can install Berkeley DB version 4.8 (libdb4.8)
Downloading and Compiling Bitcoin Core
Go to the branches list on the Bitcoin Core project site (https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/branches), locate the latest version number, and substitute "0.11" in the command below with that.
Configure the system for compilation
if you dont need bitcon GUI, use this command :
else use this :
Note: If you skipped the Berkeley DB 4.8 dependency above because you don't need a wallet, you must add "--disable-wallet" (without the quotation marks) to the end of the line that starts with ./configure above.
Compile
Installing and Running Bitcoin Core
After that, you will be able to run Bitcoin Core by typing:
bitcoind (the text based backend)
bitcoin-qt (the graphical frontend)
bitcoin-cli (the command-line client)
Extra
Some useful command lines :
To start bitcoin server as daemon :
To get a list of accounts on the system :
To associate an existing address (here : 1GBykdD628RbYPr3MUhANiWchoCcE52eW2) to an account name :
To send bitcoins (here : 0.15) to an address (here : 1AYJyqQHCixxxxxxffevxxxxQosCWqn1bT) :
To know if your server is up to date (synchronised) :
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