Quote from: unwashed on July 26, 2021, 03:34:49 PM

Hi, Please help. I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 and have Bitcoin core 18 installed. When I installed BC 21 it created a separate folder and no executable icon on my desktop. The only way to run BC 21 now is from the terminal, it opens and has my wallet and all info but that is stored in the previous versions folder. All other versions merged the upgrade, so is there a way to merge the two. I tried to follow the OP instructions but I do not have bitcoin-qt or bitcoind in my BC 18 folder and not sure where they are. Oh and the Bitcoin icon on my desktop only executes the BC 18 version. Also, can I continue to use BC 18 without any real issues?

1. do

find / -name bitcoin-qt

in a terminal

2. then

find / -name bitcoin*.desktop

3. open the .desktop files in text editor. read them.

new bitcoin-qt (0.21.1) will have a newer date.

what you want is the Exec= part of your .desktop file to point to the new bitcoin-qt, not the old one

if you installed the old bitcoin-qt (0.18 or whatever) or the new bitcoin-qt with Snap or any of these other "easy" methods, then you've got a bigger problem. That's what you get for believing in the "easy" way