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Topic: Can I run Elecrtum and Electrum-ltc on the same machine? (Read 550 times)
Or people posting repetitive, barely understandable "Google Translate Output" in an effort to build up "activity" to either join the "ICO spam brigade" or farm accounts for profit.
I wish more people would, after having their issue resolved and/or receiving the information they want, click that "lock thread" link instead of running off into the sunset
I wish more people would, after having their issue resolved and/or receiving the information they want, click that "lock thread" link instead of running off into the sunset
Can I run Elecrtum and Electrum-ltc on the same machine? Note that I'm running Xubuntu. Thanks in advance.
Should be fine. You can even run the same coin side by side as long as you configure the ports differently. That is for normal use and things like mining and in depth coin work might not work right. But, if those work like other coins, and they do not argue about ports, then they should be fine and not argue at all. The Java might be an issue, as those are based on Java, but if it is important, you could even unzip the library and fix clashes based on things like variable names and such.
Why did you delete the post you made on the 9th of october, then just posted the exact same text you deleted earlyer?
Anyways, pls look at the reply i gave right above your post...
Can I run Elecrtum and Electrum-ltc on the same machine? Note that I'm running Xubuntu. Thanks in advance.
Should be fine. You can even run the same coin side by side as long as you configure the ports differently. That is for normal use and things like mining and in depth coin work might not work right. But, if those work like other coins, and they do not argue about ports, then they should be fine and not argue at all. The Java might be an issue, as those are based on Java, but if it is important, you could even unzip the library and fix clashes based on things like variable names and such.
The OP was asking questions about electrum and electrum-ltc, not about core. Electrum is an SPV wallet, not a full node implementation, it doesn't listen to ports on your local machine, hence you do not have to configure ports differently.
Since electrum is not a full node implementation, it does not receive unconfirmed transactions, nor does it verify new blocks... This also results in the fact you cannot request a block template from an electrum wallet, so you can not use it to mine (sure, you can use an address generated by electrum to fund as coinbase transaction, but that's about it, it is not a mining node in any sense of the word).
Also, electrum is written in python, not in java
if you are using multi-signature versions of both Electrum and Electrum-ltc make sure not to confuse the two with each other or your funds may get lost.
explanation: while single key addresses of bitcoin and litecoin differ (start with 1 and L respectively) the multi-signature addresses both start with 3 (LTC changed this but last i checked Electrum-ltc used the same, although they may have changed it in the new version). and it means the address starting with 3 is valid in both wallets but you will have a hard time recovering funds if you send to wrong address.
explanation: while single key addresses of bitcoin and litecoin differ (start with 1 and L respectively) the multi-signature addresses both start with 3 (LTC changed this but last i checked Electrum-ltc used the same, although they may have changed it in the new version). and it means the address starting with 3 is valid in both wallets but you will have a hard time recovering funds if you send to wrong address.
Nice ok! Thank you for the quick response.
no problem
Just make sure you always write down the seed phrase. Even if everything goes wrong (which i doubt), as long as you have the seed phrase, you can restore your wallet)
Nice ok! Thank you for the quick response.
Can I run Elecrtum and Electrum-ltc on the same machine? Note that I'm running Xubuntu. Thanks in advance.
should run flawless. I have both electrum and electrum-ltc running on my work pc (windows), they have a different workdir (C:\Users\[myusername]\AppData\Roaming\electrum and C:\Users\[myusername]\AppData\Roaming\electrum-ltc). At home i only run *nix based OS'es, but i don't have electrum-ltc installed at home.
Can I run Elecrtum and Electrum-ltc on the same machine? Note that I'm running Xubuntu. Thanks in advance.
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