Install-MMGen-on-Debian-or-Ubuntu-Linux.md 2.3 KB
Perform the following steps on both your online and offline computers:
Install required Debian/Ubuntu packages:
$ sudo apt-get install autoconf git libgmp-dev libssl-dev libtool wipe
$ sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-ecdsa python3-pexpect python3-setuptools python3-crypto python3-nacl python3-pip
Using the pip3 installer, install the Python scrypt library:
$ sudo -H pip3 install scrypt
Install the secp256k1 library:
$ git clone https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1.git
$ cd secp256k1
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install
$ sudo ldconfig
$ cd ..
Install MMGen:
$ git clone https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen.git
$ cd mmgen
$ git checkout stable_linux
$ sudo ./setup.py install
$ cd ..
Install the bitcoind daemon(s):
To install prebuilt binaries, go here. To install from source, go here.
Note for offline machines:
Naturally, your offline machine must be connected to the Internet to retrieve and install the above packages as described above. This is normally not a problem, as you can simply take the machine offline permanently after the install is done, preferably removing or disabling its network interfaces.
However, if your machine is already offline and you wish to leave it that way, or if it lacks a network interface entirely, then you'll need to take roughly the following steps:
From your online machine, download the Debian/Ubuntu packages and their dependencies manually from packages.debian.org or packages.ubuntu.com, and the Python packages from pypi.python.org/pypi/<packagename>. Transfer these files and the cloned Git repositories to your offline computer using a USB stick or other storage medium. Install the Debian/Ubuntu packages with 'sudo dpkg -i', unpack each Python module and install it using 'sudo ./setup.py install', and install MMGen and the secp256k1 library from the copied Git repositories as described above.
Congratulations, your installation is now complete! Now proceed to Getting Started with MMGen.