Hey folks!
Just set up my first dedicated node PC today. No OS, so I slapped Ubuntu 24.04 on it.
After some research, I think Knots is the way to go for my node.
But... I totally struggled to get it installed. I peeked around here and found a thread but it didn’t help me at all.
I eventually went with Core from the App Center which was super easy.
Help, please!
Seriously, dude... you flipped rule #32 on its head. Check out the guidelines here. Oh, and fyi, that second post got merged.
About the Core install, if you used Snap from the App Center, I’ve had issues with that before, especially using Tor with Core.
Might be fixed now, but still not my favorite.
I can’t remember if Bitcoin Knots uses the same data path as Core. If it doesn’t, you can redirect Knots to the blockchain folder of Core.
There's a guide on their site detailing how to set the datadir. Check it out if you want more info.
Nah, it won’t mess up your files, just the related installed data.
But if you wanna be extra cautious, rename the Bitcoin data folder before uninstalling Core. That way you can always switch it back later.
Not essential though. If you use the default paths for both, Knots should pick up where Core left off.
OMG... I was so frustrated after hours of trying!
Big thanks to everyone who replied!
My solution was a bit dumb and rooted in me being out of the Linux game for 20 years.
Here’s what I did:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:luke-jr/bitcoinknots
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install bitcoin-qt
Simple as that.