how to install dashqt on Linux

[MrZilch]

Hey guys. Im very new to Linux. This is a kind of embarrassing question. How do I install dash qt on ubuntu ?
thanks in advance.

 

[MrZilch]

Hey guys. Im very new to Linux. This is a kind of embarrassing question. How do I install dash qt on ubuntu ?
thanks in advance.

I will answer my own question as I cant figure out how to del this post.

UdjinM6 Answered this here : https://dashtalk.org/threads/linux-wallet-download-installation-guide.3901/


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Our build system now produce files that are not recognized as executables though they are.
I wrote a simple script to install dash-qt from downloaded archive and to give it a nice icon.
Here is what you need to do:

1) After you extracted downloaded archive you should have dash-0.12.0 folder somewhere.
Go inside it, create a file named install_dash_qt.sh and edit it with your favorite editor:

Code (Text):

1. #!/bin/bash
2. sudo -s install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin bin/dash-qt
3. echo "[Desktop Entry]
4. Name=Dash-Qt
5. Comment=Dash - Reinventing Cryptocurrency https://www.dashpay.io
6. Type=Application
7. Exec=dash-qt %u
8. Terminal=false
9. Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/dash128.xpm
10. MimeType=x-scheme-handler/dash
11. Categories=Applications;Finance;" > ~/Desktop/Dash-Qt.desktop
12. chmod u+x ~/Desktop/Dash-Qt.desktop
13. sudo cp ~/Desktop/Dash-Qt.desktop /usr/share/applications/
14. sudo wget -O /usr/share/pixmaps/dash128.xpm https://github.com/dashpay/dash/raw/master/share/pixmaps/bitcoin128.xpm

2) Right click on empty space in that folder and choose "Open in Terminal". In command line issue:
Code (Text):

1. chmod u+x install_dash_qt.sh

to make file executable and
Code (Text):

1. ./install_dash_qt.sh

to run it.

Enter your password and shortly after you should have a nice icon on your Desktop and the same icon in Applications.

Enjoy! :smile:

PS. This script reguires wget. Install it first if you don't have it already
Code (Text):

1. sudo apt-get install wget

EDIT:
"su -c" requires you to set root password which "normal"/non-developer users do not have at all (by ubuntu's default)
Changed script to use "sudo -s" instead, give it a try if you had problems before

 

[MangledBlue]

FYI
As of today - not getting this to work
thx



error as follows
-----------------------------------------------
NAMESTUFF$ sudo ./install_dash_qt.sh [hit enter]
install: cannot stat 'bin/dash-qt': No such file or directory
--2017-02-20 18:29:35-- https://github.com/dashpay/dash/raw/master/share/pixmaps/bitcoin128.xpm
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.112, 192.30.253.113
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.112|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2017-02-20 18:29:36 ERROR 404: Not Found.

NAMESTUFF$
---------------------------------------------------

edit to add error

 

[UdjinM6]

FYI
As of today - not getting this to work
thx



error as follows
-----------------------------------------------
NAMESTUFF$ sudo ./install_dash_qt.sh [hit enter]
install: cannot stat 'bin/dash-qt': No such file or directory
--2017-02-20 18:29:35-- https://github.com/dashpay/dash/raw/master/share/pixmaps/bitcoin128.xpm
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.112, 192.30.253.113
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.112|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2017-02-20 18:29:36 ERROR 404: Not Found.

NAMESTUFF$
---------------------------------------------------

edit to add error

change "bitcoin" to "dash" and try again

 

[MangledBlue]

That did help as it completed
but

I have a general icon called Dash-Qt.desktop and does not function

-------error
The application launcher “Dash-Qt.desktop” has not been marked as trusted. If you do not know the source of this file, launching it may be unsafe.

 

[camosoul]

Type "./dash-qt &" and hit enter... That's it. Nothing else.

You're making it waayyy harder than necessary and I don't know why.

On xubuntu 16.04 there aren't any dependencies to install. Just download the binary and run it. Easier than Windows or MAC.

Wasn't there a PPA?