I just downloaded the 64 bit linux wolfram warptangent.
I now have a .tar.bz2 file in Downloads. I believe this is a compressed file that needs to be extracted. How does one do that from the command line (assuming it hasn't been extracted already)?
edit:
My linux distro, galliumos, has a gui filemanager. When I right click on the tar file, I have a choice to "extract here" or "extract to..."
I can't figure out how to make the "extract to" command in the gui works. I created a folder called "monero" in the home directory. Then I double clicked the tar file and chose "extract to..." but no success. I suppose it's better not to bother with the gui. I am googling how to extract a tar file in linux right now.
Any offers of quick help would be appreciated, because I have to get my coins off polo.
First result on google
From the terminal, change to the directory where yourfile.tar has been downloaded.
Type tar -xvf yourfile.tar to extract the file to the current directory.
Or tar -Cmyfolder -xvf yourfile.tar to extract to another directory.
I am trying to remember some basic linux commands. What's the one that shows you the directory you are currently working in? Oh yeah, pwd. I think I'm getting somewhere now, maybe I can figure this out.
Try this, substituting "filename.tar.bz2" for the actual file name:
Move your downloaded .tar.bz2 to the "monero" folder you created:
cd Downloads
mv filename.tar.bz2 ~/monero/
Then extract the files from the .bz2:
EDIT:
cd ~/monero
tar -xvf filename.tar.bz2
Now you should be able to see all of the extracted files in the "monero" directory. You can view them with the command:
ls -lh
The files should be executable with an "x" on the end of the permissions, like this:
-rwxr-xr-x user group filesize date filename
If the "x" is not there, make the files executable with this command:
chmod +x *.*
To run the monero client, do this:
./monerod
Edit: Wait for the monero client to show "Synced OK" a few times before running the wallet. Downloading and storing the blockchain could take less than an hour with a fast connection and fast SSD, or longer with a slow connection and/or spinning metal HD.
To run the monero wallet, open another terminal, change to the monero directory, and run the wallet:
cd monero
./monero-wallet-cli
If this doesn't work we can continue it in the support thread:
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/652305