<p>Yes, after you've checked if bitcoin is properly <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/13165/check-which-bitcoind-version-i-am-running">&quot;installed&quot;</a> by checking its version you can remove the <code>~/Downloads/bitcoin-0.20.1</code>. Be sure to double-check the processes and be careful before putting funds in without backup.</p>

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Tony Sanak
<p>I know this's kinda a noob question, but I really want to be sure I'm not making a mistake.</p>
<p>I want to install Bitcoin Core GUI on my Linux by the following steps:</p>
<ol>
<li>Download <code>bitcoin-0.20.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz</code> into the Downloads folder</li>
<li>Extract it <code>tar xzf bitcoin-0.20.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz</code></li>
<li>Copy binaries into the <em>/usr/local/bin</em>: <code>sudo install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin ~/Downloads/bitcoin-0.20.1/bin/*</code></li>
</ol>
<p>Each step is exact the same as described here: <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#linux-instructions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#linux-instructions</a></p>
<p><strong>The question is:</strong> Can I now remove the extracted <code>~/Downloads/bitcoin-0.20.1</code> folder after installing the contents of its <em>bin</em> subdirectory into the <em>/usr/local/bin</em>?</p>
<p>Is it enough to have only binaries into the <em>/usr/local/bin</em> to run the program?</p>

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Can I remove the initial bitcoin folder after installing its binaries to /usr/local/bin?
Dan
# Can I remove the initial bitcoin folder after installing its binaries to /usr/local/bin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-05)

I know this's kinda a noob question, but I really want to be sure I'm not making a mistake.

I want to install Bitcoin Core GUI on my Linux by the following steps:

1. Download `bitcoin-0.20.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz` into the Downloads folder
2. Extract it `tar xzf bitcoin-0.20.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz`
3. Copy binaries into the */usr/local/bin*: `sudo install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin ~/Downloads/bitcoin-0.20.1/bin/*`

Each step is exact the same as described here: <https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#linux-instructions>

**The question is:** Can I now remove the extracted `~/Downloads/bitcoin-0.20.1` folder after installing the contents of its *bin* subdirectory into the */usr/local/bin*?

Is it enough to have only binaries into the */usr/local/bin* to run the program?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bitcoin-qt-setup


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-07. Score: 2

Yes, after you've checked if bitcoin is properly ["installed"](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/13165/check-which-bitcoind-version-i-am-running) by checking its version you can remove the `~/Downloads/bitcoin-0.20.1`. Be sure to double-check the processes and be careful before putting funds in without backup.


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