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  1. 9tooncyb3rz created this gist Aug 5, 2017.
    50 changes: 50 additions & 0 deletions Compile Bitcoin Core on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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    # Update & Upgrade the System
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get upgrade

    # Install dependencies there might be more based on your system
    # However below instructions are for the fresh Ubuntu install/server
    # Please carefully watch the logs because if something could not be install
    # You have to make sure it is installed properly by trying the command or that particular
    # dependency again

    sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev autoconf pkg-config libssl-dev
    sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
    sudo apt-get install libqt5gui5 libqt5core5a libqt5dbus5 qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler
    sudo apt-get install libqrencode-dev autoconf openssl libssl-dev libevent-dev
    sudo apt-get install libminiupnpc-dev

    # Download Bitcoin Source code
    # ----------------------------
    cd ~
    git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git

    # Bitcoin uses the Berkley DB 4.8
    # We need to install it as well
    # Download & Install Berkley DB
    # -----------------------------
    cd ~
    mkdir bitcoin/db4/
    wget 'http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz'
    tar -xzvf db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz
    cd db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix/
    ../dist/configure --enable-cxx --disable-shared --with-pic --prefix=/home/theusername/bitcoin/db4/
    make install

    # Compile Bitcoin with Berkley DB 4.8
    # -----------------------------------
    cd ~/bitcoin/
    ./autogen.sh
    # below command ./configure may return with error for dependencies
    # you need to make sure that it returns with no error
    # If it does please install the dependencies and rerun the /autogen.sh command again and then below command again
    ./configure LDFLAGS="-L/home/theusername/bitcoin/db4/lib/" CPPFLAGS="-I/home/theusername/bitcoin/db4/include/"

    # below command may take 5-10 minutes based on your system
    make -s -j5

    # If all went well you will be able to access the binary at below location
    cd ~/bitcoin/
    ./src/bitcoind
    ./src/bitcoin-qt
    ./src/bitcoin-cli