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Updated the bitcoin installation instructions #156
Updated the bitcoin installation instructions #156
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It turns out that bitcoin-core stopped maintaining the ppa. I have updated the instructions to download form BitcoinCore instead.
Nice one. I will review this now. Thanks. |
Make sure you'll download the binaries SHA256SUM.asc-file. The instances of
Thanks. |
As commented by mathew - you should download the SHA256SUMS-file (extra s) - bitcoind should be in /usr/bin/local/bitcoind
Your comments are on point. |
Sorry - could you change the minor nits mentioned: "Make sure you'll download the binaries"
"SHA256SUM.asc-file."
Then I will merge |
Change phrasing of download instructions
I think also a link to https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/contrib/verify-commits/trusted-keys is worth adding - as otherwise the key for checksums might be questioned. So you could make the "bitcoin-core maintainer" text a link to the above url perhaps? |
I have added a short explanation + link to the trusted keys |
I recommend exporting those keys as ascii armored text and including them in a folder in this repo. |
It turns out that bitcoin-core stopped maintaining the ppa.
I have updated the instructions to download form BitcoinCore instead.
This is also mentioned in issue 143.