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Help with Electrum on Ubuntu
by
willy2streams
on 06/01/2020, 00:04:08 UTC
⭐ Merited by OmegaStarScream (1) ,o_e_l_e_o (1)
I'm trying to install Electrum on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS.  I followed instructions found here: https://electrum.org/#download

Install dependencies:
Code:
sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5

Download package:
Code:
wget https://download.electrum.org/3.3.8/Electrum-3.3.8.tar.gz

Verify signature:
Code:
wget https://download.electrum.org/3.3.8/Electrum-3.3.8.tar.gz.asc
gpg --verify Electrum-3.3.8.tar.gz.asc
Confirmed Thomas V's key.

Install with PIP:
Code:
sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools python3-pip
python3 -m pip install --user Electrum-3.3.8.tar.gz[fast]

But nothing happens.  There's no Electrum icon in my tray, and I don't know if there's a command to start Electrum from the Terminal.  There is a new folder in my home directory named Electrum-3.3.8


If I enter the following commands into terminal I can get Electrum start.

Run without installing:
Code:
tar -xvf Electrum-3.3.8.tar.gz
python3 Electrum-3.3.8/run_electrum


Is there a way to install it so I can just double click an icon?