How to install and configure Bitcoin Unlimited (on Ubuntu 15.10 desktop)

[eid]

Steffen it sounds like you may need to open an incoming port on your linux firewall (assuming it's enabled).

Open a terminal and input:

sudo ufw status

Is the firewall active? (If not then this isn't the problem)

If the firewall is active then:

sudo ufw allow in 8333

Repeating the first command:

sudo ufw status

..should show that:

Status: active

To                         Action      From
--                         ------      ----
8333                       ALLOW IN    Anywhere
8333 (v6)                  ALLOW IN    Anywhere (v6)

 

[steffen]

Is the firewall active? (If not then this isn't the problem)

Thanks for helping but that wasn't the problem.

Status: inactive

 

[steffen]

My Bitcoin Unlimited is now on the list https://bitnodes.21.co/nodes/?q=bitcoinunlimited even though the check node button still gives a
188.183.147.187:8333 is unreachable.
I tend to believe the button gives unreliable results because now I can see both incoming and outgoing connections on the Information tab under Help | Debug window.

 

[Inca]

My linux VPS is now very rapidly downloading the blockchain and will hopefully appear as a bitcoin unlimited node shortly.

It does seem to currently have the side effect of making my end-to-end ECIES secure chat messenger server slightly dysfunctional!

 

[AdrianX]

@steffen thanks for the quick reply.

My guess is that there're some issues with broken pngs (image file).

regardless those warnings are harmless.
@theZerg should fix them in the next release.

I have a similar rgb warning when I launch on Ubuntu 14.

I also noticed the splash screen is distorted not a 1:1 pixel representation of the graphic.

 

[theZerg]

Guys your node won't appear until it is fully synced...

 

[Christoph Bergmann]

Yeah, I made it running. The instructions for linux/ubuntu on bitcoinunlimited.info have been very helpfull.
I like it. Kepp up the good work.