How To Install silkaj on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install silkaj
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is silkaj
silkaj is:
Silkaj is a lightweight command-line client for the Duniter crypto-currencies Ğ1 and Ğ1-Test, providing only essential tools. The client communicates with nodes (servers) which are responsible for finding new blocks of information and storing them in the blockchain.
Silkaj allows one to:
- consult the wallet balance, send transactions and certifications, authenticate with three methods: Scrypt, file, and WIF
- check sent and received certifications and consult the membership status of any given identity in the Web of Trust
- check the present currency information stand, and the network view
- explore the blockchain block by block
- display the current Proof of Work difficulty level to generate the next block
Duniter is a system for cryptocurrencies which includes the concept of a Universal Dividend, the concept of a Web of Trust, and a highly energy efficient Blockchain.
There are three methods to install silkaj
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install silkaj Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install silkaj
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install silkaj
Install silkaj Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install silkaj
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install silkaj
Install silkaj 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install silkaj
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install silkaj
How To Uninstall silkaj on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the silkaj
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove silkaj
Uninstall silkaj And Its Dependencies
To uninstall silkaj
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove silkaj
Remove silkaj Configurations and Data
To remove silkaj
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge silkaj
Remove silkaj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove silkaj
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge silkaj
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install silkaj
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.