Monero GUI and CLI

Contains the Monero graphical user interface (GUI) and command line interface (CLI) programs.

This package is funded by The Monero Project Community Crowdfunding System (CCS), proposal Monero Debian Package Repository for 2 years.

How to install Monero using apt-get

1. Download the APT Signing Key.

wget https://www.whonix.org/derivative.asc

Users can check Whonix Signing Key for better security.

2. Add the APT Signing Key..

sudo cp ~/derivative.asc /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc

3. Add the derivative repository.

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc] https://deb.whonix.org bullseye main contrib non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list

4. Update your package lists.

sudo apt-get update

5. Install monero-gui.

sudo apt-get install monero-gui

How to Start Monero GUI

Can be started from start menu. XFCE Start Menu -> Internet -> Monero GUI

Might be sightly different in other desktop environments. Could alternatively start the GUI from command line.

monero-wallet-gui

VM Users

Due to this VM specific Monero GUI upstream bug setting envrionment variable QMLSCENE_DEVICE=softwarecontext is required inside some virtual machines (VMs). Known affected are to VirtualBox and KVM based VMs on Debian buster. Reported unaffected is VMWare Fusion, in that case setting QMLSCENE_DEVICE=softwarecontext can be omitted.

QMLSCENE_DEVICE=softwarecontext monero-wallet-gui

How to Start Monero CLI

monero-wallet-cli

How to Start the monerod daemon

monerod

How to Start other Monero Utilities

monero-blockchain-ancestry
monero-blockchain-usage
monero-blockchain-mark-spent-outputs
monero-blockchain-export
monero-blockchain-import
monero-wallet-gui
monero-blockchain-depth
monero-blockchain-prune
monero-wallet-cli
monerod
monero-blockchain-stats
monero-blockchain-prune-known-spent-data
monero-gen-ssl-cert
monero-wallet-rpc
monero-gen-trusted-multisig

How to use Monero

Please refer to the offical Monero documentation.

How to Build deb Package from Source Code

Can be build using standard Debian package build tools such as:

dpkg-buildpackage -b

See instructions.

• A) easy, OR
• B) including verifying software signatures

Contact

• Monero User Support
• Monero Bugs
• Debian packaging specific issues

Credits

Gratitude is expressed to the donors of Monero who funded the proposal Monero Debian Package Repository for 2 years, to @rehrar for helping the creator of the package (Whonix developer Patrick Schleizer) with writing the proposal, everyone else who supported the proposal, and the community of Monero developers and users at large for creating Monero.

Links

• Community Crowdfunding System request, Monero Debian Package Repository for 2 years
• CCS merge request
• reddit discussion
• Whonix Policy for Inclusion of Compiled Software
• Whonix forum discussion
• Imprint