How to Install Cryptonote from https://cryptonote.me/ on Debian Latest

Cryptonote is an open-source cryptocurrency technology that focuses on privacy and security. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install Cryptonote on Debian Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that you have these prerequisites installed:

  • Debian latest version
  • Git
  • CMake
  • GCC
  • Boost library
  • OpenSSL development libraries
  • Dependencies related to the GUI libraries (if you are planning to use GUI-based wallet)

You can install these packages by executing the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git cmake gcc libboost-all-dev libssl-dev qtbase5-dev qt5-default

Installation Steps

  1. First, download the Cryptonote source code from GitHub using the git command.
git clone https://github.com/cryptonotefoundation/cryptonote.git
  1. Navigate to the cloned directory and create a build directory inside it.
cd cryptonote
mkdir build && cd build
  1. Generate the makefile using the cmake command.
cmake ..
  1. Build the project using the make command.
make
  1. After the build process completes successfully, you can start the daemon by executing the following command.
./src/cryptonoted

Note: You can use --help argument to see a list of available options.

  1. If you want to build the GUI-based wallet, navigate to the src/qt directory and execute the following commands.
qmake cryptonote_gui.pro
make
  1. You can now start the GUI wallet by executing the following command.
./cryptonote_gui

That's it. You have successfully installed Cryptonote on Debian Latest. Now you can start using it for your cryptocurrency transactions.