From 2cb4af098479bee688d929bfe6111ce7516a6cc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: philemon Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 20:14:02 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] MMGen version 0.8.4 - documentation update from wiki --- doc/wiki/install-linux/Install-Bitcoind.md | 7 +++--- ...Install-MMGen-on-Debian-or-Ubuntu-Linux.md | 25 ++++--------------- doc/wiki/install-mswin/Install-Bitcoind.md | 7 +++--- .../using-mmgen/Getting-Started-with-MMGen.md | 8 ++++++ 4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/wiki/install-linux/Install-Bitcoind.md b/doc/wiki/install-linux/Install-Bitcoind.md index 51135dbf..56d8a2fd 100644 --- a/doc/wiki/install-linux/Install-Bitcoind.md +++ b/doc/wiki/install-linux/Install-Bitcoind.md @@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ > now created will be used as your **tracking wallet**. > If you're connected to the Internet, bitcoind will begin downloading and -> verifying the blockchain. This can take many hours if you're downloading the -> blockchain from scratch. To speed up the process you may want to use the -> [bootstrap.dat][bd] torrent provided by the Bitcoin Core developers. -> Instructions are provided on the linked page. +> verifying the blockchain. This can take from several hours to several days +> (depending on the speed of your computer) if you're downloading the blockchain +> from scratch. > **On the offline computer:** diff --git a/doc/wiki/install-linux/Install-MMGen-on-Debian-or-Ubuntu-Linux.md b/doc/wiki/install-linux/Install-MMGen-on-Debian-or-Ubuntu-Linux.md index 57d41a93..a7b5d21d 100644 --- a/doc/wiki/install-linux/Install-MMGen-on-Debian-or-Ubuntu-Linux.md +++ b/doc/wiki/install-linux/Install-MMGen-on-Debian-or-Ubuntu-Linux.md @@ -1,27 +1,12 @@ #### Perform the following steps on both your online and offline computers: -Install the pip Python installer: +Install required Debian/Ubuntu packages: - $ sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev + $ sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev python-pexpect python-ecdsa python-scrypt libssl-dev git -Install required Python modules: +Install the Python Cryptography Toolkit: - $ sudo pip install ecdsa scrypt pycrypto bitcoin-python - -Install the pexpect Python module: - - $ sudo pip install pexpect - ->> Note: pexpect v4.0.1 (the latest version as of this writing) is BROKEN and ->> will cause errors when running the test suite! If this is the version you ->> just installed on your system (examine the output of 'pip freeze' to find ->> out), then you must downgrade. Note that newer versions may be broken as ->> well. Version 3.1 is known to work. If this is the version on your system, ->> then you may skip the next step. Otherwise, download the [v3.1 tarball][03], ->> unpack it, cd to the archive root and run: - - $ sudo pip uninstall pexpect - $ sudo python setup.py install + $ sudo pip install pycrypto Install MMGen: @@ -33,7 +18,7 @@ Install vanitygen (optional but recommended): $ sudo apt-get install libpcre3-dev $ git clone https://github.com/samr7/vanitygen.git $ cd vanitygen; make - (copy the "keyconv" executable to your path) + (copy the "keyconv" executable to your execution path) Install bitcoind: diff --git a/doc/wiki/install-mswin/Install-Bitcoind.md b/doc/wiki/install-mswin/Install-Bitcoind.md index 51135dbf..56d8a2fd 100644 --- a/doc/wiki/install-mswin/Install-Bitcoind.md +++ b/doc/wiki/install-mswin/Install-Bitcoind.md @@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ > now created will be used as your **tracking wallet**. > If you're connected to the Internet, bitcoind will begin downloading and -> verifying the blockchain. This can take many hours if you're downloading the -> blockchain from scratch. To speed up the process you may want to use the -> [bootstrap.dat][bd] torrent provided by the Bitcoin Core developers. -> Instructions are provided on the linked page. +> verifying the blockchain. This can take from several hours to several days +> (depending on the speed of your computer) if you're downloading the blockchain +> from scratch. > **On the offline computer:** diff --git a/doc/wiki/using-mmgen/Getting-Started-with-MMGen.md b/doc/wiki/using-mmgen/Getting-Started-with-MMGen.md index aad44dae..488d2067 100644 --- a/doc/wiki/using-mmgen/Getting-Started-with-MMGen.md +++ b/doc/wiki/using-mmgen/Getting-Started-with-MMGen.md @@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ * Incognito wallets * Hidden incognito wallets +IMPORTANT NOTE: The following primer presupposes you have MMGen installed +on two computers, one offline and one online. However, if you have an online +computer and a few Bitcoin addresses with small balances, it's perfectly +possible to practice the operations decribed below on a single machine. + +If you're just looking to get your feet wet, wallet generation, wallet format +conversions, address and key generation, and address import may all be practiced +on an online or offline computer with no blockchain and no Bitcoin balance. ### Basic Operations