Ubuntu walk through Download the client. https://github.com/ethereum/mist/releases Extract it to your Downloads directory CTRL-ALT-T will open a terminal window cd /Downloads/Ethereum-Wallet-Linux64-0-8-1/resources/note/geth Geth is hidden but it is there. Execute geth with the following switches: ./geth --fast --cache=1024 --jitvm --support-dao-fork If you are supporting the ETC chain then use the switch --oppose-dao-fork On a rather old AMD64 dual core with 4 gigs of memory and a wireless N connection I was able to download the entire chain from scratch in less than 8 hours. On the same machine just running the binary ./Ethereum-Wallet took 3 days. When the chain downloads fully you can you can open a new terminal and return to /Downloads/Ethereum-Wallet-Linux64-0-8-1 and run ./Ethereum-Wallet and it will automatically use your already running geth version with the switches. Parity is lightning fast and that is a great option as well.
| author | psamuelson |
|---|---|
| permlink | quick-ethereum-blockchain-download-using-geth-on-linux |
| category | ethereum |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["ethereum","blockchain","how-to","cryptocurrency"],"links":["https://github.com/ethereum/mist/releases"]} |
| created | 2016-08-06 16:25:06 |
| last_update | 2016-08-06 16:36:15 |
| depth | 0 |
| children | 1 |
| last_payout | 2016-09-06 05:04:09 |
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
| total_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| curator_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| pending_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| promoted | 0.000 HBD |
| body_length | 955 |
| author_reputation | 1,060,163,245,015 |
| root_title | "Quick Ethereum Blockchain Download using Geth on Linux" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD |
| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 646,500 |
| net_rshares | 5,459,507,179 |
| author_curate_reward | "" |
| voter | weight | wgt% | rshares | pct | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dr2073 | 0 | 271,013,092 | 100% | ||
| natalyt | 0 | 418,870,509 | 100% | ||
| kathise | 0 | 121,860,037 | 100% | ||
| oneandonly3 | 0 | 149,970,551 | 100% | ||
| ts888 | 0 | 159,352,830 | 100% | ||
| beckygee | 0 | 56,177,275 | 100% | ||
| sourcandy | 0 | 70,054,854 | 100% | ||
| jessyperk | 0 | 37,355,914 | 100% | ||
| jackstiller | 0 | 55,889,042 | 100% | ||
| timber | 0 | 65,142,001 | 100% | ||
| alexander9 | 0 | 55,790,182 | 100% | ||
| benjaminw | 0 | 78,953,264 | 100% | ||
| tylerstevens | 0 | 64,846,329 | 100% | ||
| creatorgalaxy | 0 | 114,708,495 | 100% | ||
| psamuelson | 0 | 3,068,114,673 | 100% | ||
| globe | 0 | 60,498,697 | 100% | ||
| gamerate | 0 | 20,894,692 | 100% | ||
| vootka | 0 | 61,751,603 | 100% | ||
| immortality | 0 | 61,620,315 | 100% | ||
| future-shock | 0 | 59,601,426 | 100% | ||
| immortal | 0 | 61,112,224 | 100% | ||
| eternal | 0 | 39,745,360 | 100% | ||
| longevity | 0 | 70,977,623 | 100% | ||
| rashka | 0 | 60,566,259 | 100% | ||
| longtech | 0 | 57,566,155 | 100% | ||
| zite | 0 | 58,007,984 | 100% | ||
| shannons-cat | 0 | 57,923,237 | 100% | ||
| sharonekelly | 0 | 1,142,556 | 100% |
One error there is no directory "note" It should read cd /Downloads/Ethereum-Wallet-Linux64-0-8-1/resources/node/geth
| author | psamuelson |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-psamuelson-quick-ethereum-blockchain-download-using-geth-on-linux-20160822t014721108z |
| category | ethereum |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["ethereum"]} |
| created | 2016-08-22 01:47:18 |
| last_update | 2016-08-22 01:47:18 |
| depth | 1 |
| children | 0 |
| last_payout | 2016-09-06 05:04:09 |
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
| total_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| curator_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| pending_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| promoted | 0.000 HBD |
| body_length | 117 |
| author_reputation | 1,060,163,245,015 |
| root_title | "Quick Ethereum Blockchain Download using Geth on Linux" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD |
| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 928,505 |
| net_rshares | 0 |
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