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Main => Technical Support => Topic started by: goldielocks on September 25, 2017, 10:57:59 pm
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Very keen to give bitshares a go, however, just don't understand the installation process.
I'm running Debian Stretch and the current version of openssl is 1.1.0f and Boost version is 1.62 as a result I need to follow the instructions to:
' manually provide an older version of OpenSSL and specify it to CMake using -DOPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR, -DOPENSSL_SSL_LIBRARY, and -DOPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY'
and
'manually build an older version of Boost and specify it to CMake using DBOOST_ROOT'
I need step by step instructions on how to do these two steps. Or I'm I missing something?
Any help would be much appreciated.
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you don't need to build the backend if you only want to use it.
In that case you can aswell use openledger or bitshares.org/wallet .. or wallet.bitshares.eu
the backend is only used by service operators (like openledger)
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Got it.
Thanks for getting back to me.
I joined the Telegram chat group and they suggested I just download and install the .deb package which I have now done using:
$ sudo dpkg -i BitShares2-light_2.0.170915_amd64.deb
The first time I opened it by typing 'bitshares2-light' in the command line I got a blank screen then after pressing view > reload was able to set up an account. It had been freezing with the scrolling three dots animation so I closed it and reopened it, which seems to have helped. Now need to work out how to buy some BTS :)
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I encounter similar issue while installing the wallet:
sudo dpkg -i BitShares2-light_2.0.170915_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 187 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack BitShares2-light_2.0.170915_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking bitshares2-light (2.0.170915-140) over (2.0.170915-140) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of bitshares2-light:
bitshares2-light depends on gconf2; however:
Package gconf2 is not installed.
bitshares2-light depends on gconf-service; however:
Package gconf-service is not installed.
bitshares2-light depends on libnotify4; however:
Package libnotify4 is not installed.
bitshares2-light depends on libappindicator1; however:
Package libappindicator1 is not installed.
bitshares2-light depends on libxtst6; however:
Package libxtst6 is not installed.
bitshares2-light depends on libnss3; however:
Package libnss3 is not installed.
bitshares2-light depends on libxss1; however:
Package libxss1 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package bitshares2-light (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
bitshares2-light
Does anyone got a solution for this?
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Hi,
After running:
$ sudo dpkg -i BitShares2-light_2.0.170915_amd64.deb
Try running:
$ sudo apt-get -f install
That should install the dependencies
You can read more about it here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/40011/how-to-let-dpkg-i-install-dependencies-for-me#40050