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# Ubuntu - Bitcoin Core Basic Install

First Time Installation Notes

Building the Ubuntu Server install package on bootable USB

<https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-server#1-overview>

Pay attention to file partition sizes (use entire disk)

\~ 1 tb hard drive required.

Installing desktop GUI on Ubuntu Server.

<https://www.cyberithub.com/how-to-install-gnome-desktop-gui-on-ubuntu-20-04-lts/>

sudo apt install ubuntu-gnome-desktop -y

Installing Snap store for GUI

<https://snapcraft.io/install/snap-store/ubuntu>

sudo apt install snapd

sudo snap install snap-store

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From within the desktop gui Software app, search bitcoin-core, click install, follow prompts

<https://snapcraft.io/bitcoin-core>

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As a windows user&#x20;

From the Unbubu command line to discover ip address

Ip a

Powershell \<command line> (same used during initial Ubuntu setup)

ssh username@\<ip address>

Pw:

Remote Desktop:

<https://linuxconfig.org/ubuntu-20-04-remote-desktop-access-from-windows-10>

Other useful command prompts

ls - lists directory contents

cd / - Changes to root directory

cd .. - Change directory back one

cd - moves to the root directory of the user

Pwd - present working directory

Sudo su \<swap user> - Changes to root user

Sudo su \<username> - Changes to specific username

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