<ol>
<li>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:luke-jr/bitcoincore</li>
<li>sudo apt-get update</li>
<li>sudo apt-get install bitcoin</li>
</ol>

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2012-01-19T19:12:17.187Z
When I put in that second line of jibberish I get this:
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
donnie@donnie-amdnew:~$

I frequently run into the permission problem. Apparently, in Ubuntu, you have to get permission to do anything.
Donnie Love
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2012-01-19T19:48:57.073Z
second and third commands also need sudo
nanotube
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2012-07-11T00:01:35.170Z
if it worked you should mark the answer!!
ktec
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Luke Dashjr
<p>I am using Ubuntu 11.10. I have downloaded Bitcoin-Qt, but I don't think it has installed itself. The instructions say "download and install" the software, but I'm afraid I need instructions that are a little more specific. If you can tell me how to install the software it would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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2012-01-19T16:15:22.633Z
You need to be more specific. Where did you get the software from? What steps have you done? etc
Peter
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2012-01-19T16:48:10.840Z
I got the software from this website (bitcoin.org). I downloaded it, but I'm not very knowledgeable about Ubuntu or programming. I found one page that gave me a string of magic jibberish to put in the DOS window, which I did, but it seemed to have no effect.
Donnie Love
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2012-01-19T19:11:49.680Z
You're on bitcoin.stackexchange.com now, not bitcoin.org. I've edited your question to be more meaningful.
Meni Rosenfeld
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Installing Bitcoin-Qt on Ubuntu
Donnie Love
# Installing Bitcoin-Qt on Ubuntu

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-01-19)

I am using Ubuntu 11.10. I have downloaded Bitcoin-Qt, but I don't think it has installed itself. The instructions say "download and install" the software, but I'm afraid I need instructions that are a little more specific. If you can tell me how to install the software it would be greatly appreciated.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, ubuntu

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You need to be more specific. Where did you get the software from? What steps have you done? etc  
> **username_0**: I got the software from this website (bitcoin.org). I downloaded it, but I'm not very knowledgeable about Ubuntu or programming. I found one page that gave me a string of magic jibberish to put in the DOS window, which I did, but it seemed to have no effect.  
> **username_2**: You're on bitcoin.stackexchange.com now, not bitcoin.org. I've edited your question to be more meaningful.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2012-01-19. Score: 10

1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:luke-jr/bitcoincore
2. sudo apt-get update
3. sudo apt-get install bitcoin

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: When I put in that second line of jibberish I get this: E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/ E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? donnie@donnie-amdnew:~$  I frequently run into the permission problem. Apparently, in Ubuntu, you have to get permission to do anything.  
> **username_4**: second and third commands also need sudo  
> **username_5**: if it worked you should mark the answer!!  

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