- Open a terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and install the required dependencies by typing the following command. You only need to do this step once. > sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libevent-dev libdb++-dev
- This step is optional : download the [blockchain](https://getmonero.org/downloads/) and save it in */home/yourUserName/.bitmonero/*
- This step is optional : download the [blockchain](https://getmonero.org/downloads/) and save it in "/home/yourUserName/.bitmonero/"
- Open a terminal and load the path where your binaries are extracted (cf. step 2) by typing :
>cd yourPathFromStep2
- Load bitmonerod by typing in your terminal : "./bitmonerod". Wait for the synchronisation with the network (bitmonerod is updating the blockchain you have downloaded in step 4 or is downloading it from scratch). This can take a lot of time the first time, so be patient
- Once bitmonerod is synchronised with the network, open a new terminal, change the directory (cf. step 5), and launch simplewallet by typing :
>./simplewallet
- Once bitmonerod is synchronised with the network, open a new terminal, change the directory (cf. step 5), and launch simplewallet by typing "./simplewallet"
- Enter the name you want for your portfolio and follow the instructions from the terminal