Total noob to cryptocurrencies here. I've skimmed through this thread a bit and couldn't find what I'm after. But it is a reeeeally big-ass thread. [For those of you not familiar with SRM (Standard Redneck Measurements) units "big-ass" is twice the size of "humongous".] I have spent hours with a search engine too. Is there a straight forward step-by-step set of instructions on how to get set up and running with this?
You know, something like:
1-Get so-and-so's pgp public key at somewebsite.org
2-Download the wallet blah, blah.
3-Get the signed hash somewhere.
4-Verify.
5-Extract in this directory.
6-Run these commands.
. . . etc.
I haven't found a wiki or anything like that. I want to support this as more for moral/ideological/political reasons than any other. Thanks if you can point me in the right direction.
Hi Sam, we're more than happy to help. And yes this thread is really 2*humongous
Installation is pretty straight forward. What operating system are you using? Mac OSX, Windows (XP,7,8) or a Linux distribution?
You can download the wallet for your particular operating system from our website:
http://www.navajocoin.org/walletsIf you're on Windows, all you should need to do is to extract the downloaded file to whichever file location you choose on your local machine and then run the navajocoin-qt.exe file.
If you're on Mac, just open the Navajocoin-Qt.dmg file and drag the NavajoCoin-Qt application from the dmg to whichever file location you choose on your local machine then double click the application to run it.
The wallet may instantly crash when it is first run on a new system if it can't find the navajocoin database file. This will be created on first run, so if it crashes, just open it a second time and it should work.
Once the wallet is running, it will take some time (probably hours) to fully synchronise with the Navajo network. It has to download and verify every transaction in the block chain till it is up to date which does take a while.
If you're on Linux, there is a lot more work to do as you have to compile the wallet for your particular system. I wouldn't recommend this option for new users.
Perhaps it would be a good idea if we were to write up some basic instructions on this page of the website for new users like yourself.
I hope this helps you. Let me know if you have any problems.
Cheers,
Pakage