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Quick installation of bfgminer:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: bfgminer
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install bfgminer
Package Details | |
| Package: | bfgminer |
| Version: | 5.4.2+dfsg-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer |
| Description: | multi-threaded multi-pool ASIC, FPGA and GPU bitcoin miner Bitcoin miner software with multi-threaded multi-pool GPU, FPGA and ASIC mining support. . BitCoins are a digital currency, exchanged freely against all other currencies. Coins may be issued by everyone, one just needs considerable computer power - and luck. To even out rewards for one's contribution, many initiative have forms to provide pools of computers and share the load. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 17.04 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/net |
How to install bfgminer on Ubuntu 17.04?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If bfgminer is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L bfgminer' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L bfgminer dpkg-query: package 'bfgminer' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing bfgminer:
After system update use the following command to install bfgminer:
sudo apt-get install bfgminer
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove bfgminer from Ubuntu 17.04?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the bfgminer from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the bfgminer following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove bfgminer
Following command is used to remove the bfgminer package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove bfgminer
This will remove bfgminer and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing bfgminer with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge bfgminer
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove bfgminer
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with bfgminer package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
