Q: Why do I need Wine and all the ugly crap that comes with it to Linux?

[JDJoe]

Why do I need Wine and all the ugly crap that comes with it to (Kubuntu) Linux?

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[JDJoe]

Any plans to build a real Linux client that can be used without Wine?

[TheComputerScienceEducator]

You can install on kubuntu using docker easily. I just wrote up instructions to add to the readme with about 4-5 commands needed. Running btcp electrum on lubuntu 18.04 right now.

[TheComputerScienceEducator]

Try this :
+For Ubuntu 18.04 including Docker install:
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+Update apt package index and upgrade packages as needed
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• sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

+Install Docker package from Ubuntu repository
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• sudo apt install docker.io

+Build the docker image::
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• sudo ./build-docker.sh

+Run the docker image::
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• ./run-docker.sh

[JDJoe]

Thank you for your instructions.

BTW, you have a small mistake here:

sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

it is

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

or just use sudo -i and skip all the sudo blah stuff

[JDJoe]

BTW, there is no working docker for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
So, I have to keep wait :)

[TheComputerScienceEducator]

The docker.io seemed to work but the docket-ce package has not been updated. I will check over this again tonight. I was trying to recreate how I got it to work on my laptop running 18.04. But it was lubuntu... I will follow my own instructions on another computer running 18.04 Ubuntu to check your syntax correction and update if needed. Thank you for the feedback, just getting started with github.

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On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 5:02 AM JDJoe ***@***.***> wrote: BTW, there is no working docker for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. So, I have to keep wait :) — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#53 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/Afe3s2CgW01c0eIphkH_HwcG4ftCxH1Mks5t56icgaJpZM4S-6Yu> .

[JDJoe]

I found several similar posts about 18.04 K(U)buntu and docker.io and they usually end with "you just have to wait, it's not available" :)

My point is, you probably have better things to do. I can wait few more days.

[TheComputerScienceEducator]

Well it worked for me so I thought I would post it because I saw some like that and decided I wanted a better answer :)

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On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 1:17 PM JDJoe ***@***.***> wrote: I found several similar posts about 18.04 K(U)buntu and docker.io and they usually end with "you just have to wait, it's not available" :) My point is, you probably have better things to do. I can wait few more days. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#53 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/Afe3swXyxUHkdzflliPMMKsJ3L6-yKflks5t6W5EgaJpZM4S-6Yu> .

[javier-lopez]

The docker build / docker run scripts work great, however I also like having a tar.gz around with all the deps inside, using this https://github.com/javier-lopez/dockers/blob/master/electrum-btcp/build-linux-tar-from-docker.sh to generate such file.