Bitcoin QT bootstrap.dat

I show how to install the bitcoin client. There are several possibilities. This is just one. You can always install the latest client. We are currently at version 0.8.2.

Keys

First get two public keys of the developers (if you do not yet have them).

gpg --recv-keys 1FC730C1 2DBF0CA8

Download bitcoin client and blockchain

wget

Checking

Obtain and verify SHASUMS.acs and check the hash of the tarball:

wget --verify SHASUMS.asc openssl dgst -sha1 bitcoin-0.8.2-linux.tar.gz Obtain and verify the hash for the blockchain:

wget --verify index.php openssl dgst -sha1 bootstrap.dat You can find the same here:

Hint: Always check for newer versions of Jeff's bootstrap.dat.

Unpack and start the client

tar xzfv bitcoin-0.8.2-linux.tar.gz p7zip -d bootstrap.7z ./bitcoin-0.8.2-linux/bin/64/bitcoin-qt -loadblock=bootstrap.dat