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How To: Install MultiBit on Linux Mint 16

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This tutorial covers the basic installation and configuration for MultiBit, a popular Bitcoin wallet that runs on a variety of platforms.

For this tutorial, we’ll be using Linux Mint 16 (“Petra”).

Install Java (if necessary)

MultiBit requires a current version of Java to be installed, which should already be present with a typical install of Linux Mint. If for some reason Java is missing from your system, details on how to install it can be found below.

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Simply search for “openjdk-7-jre” in Software Manager and install it.

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Alternatively, open the Terminal and run:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

Download and Install MultiBit

Download the latest version of the MultiBit installer for Linux/Unix from the official site:

https://multibit.org/index.html

Open the Terminal and navigate to the downloaded installer file for MultiBit. For example, if you saved the file in the “Downloads” folder, you would type:

 cd Downloads

Make the installer executable by using the chmod command:

chmod +x multibit-0.*.**-linux.jar

Where “*” indicates the version of MultiBit you downloaded (example: “multibit-0.5.16-linux.jar”)

Now, start the installer by running:

java -jar multibit-0.*.**-linux.jar

Where “*” again indicates the version of MultiBit you downloaded. multibitterminal Follow the installation wizard’s prompts to install MultiBit. multibitinstall1 In the install wizard, be sure that the option for “Create shortcuts in the Start-Menu” is ticked for easy access later on. multibitinstall2 Once installed, open MultiBit from the Applications menu (or simply search for it).