How To Install silkaj on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install silkaj on Ubuntu.
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. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
silkaj have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install silkaj package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.