How To Install dogecoin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dogecoin on Debian 10.
What is dogecoin
dogecoin is:
Dogecoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
Full transaction history is stored locally at each client. This requires 20+ GB of space, slowly growing.
There are three methods to install dogecoin on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dogecoin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dogecoin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dogecoin
Install dogecoin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dogecoin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dogecoin
Install dogecoin Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dogecoin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dogecoin
How To Uninstall dogecoin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dogecoin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dogecoin
Uninstall dogecoin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dogecoin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dogecoin
Remove dogecoin Configurations and Data
To remove dogecoin configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dogecoin
Remove dogecoin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dogecoin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dogecoin
Dependencies
dogecoin have the following dependencies:
- libboost-chrono1.67.0
- libboost-filesystem1.67.0
- libboost-program-options1.67.0
- libboost-system1.67.0
- libboost-thread1.67.0
- libc6
- libdb5.3++
- libgcc1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dogecoin package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
