How to Install and Uninstall cgminer Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "cgminer" package

This is a short guide on how to install cgminer on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cgminer
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cgminer" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall cgminer on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cgminer
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cgminer package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: cgminer
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.9.2-1build2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Bitcoin Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1070
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libjansson4 (>= 2.1), libncurses6 (>= 6), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.9)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cgminer/cgminer_4.9.2-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 378896
MD5sum: 7140f1dae5b9b6bd6a35c59a2e2c324e
SHA1: e1e3f540000072b1dea3fd02d3d15991578fc00f
SHA256: ab11beb66b9ea9720d6e53a6dc329483d0cdef03bc99005678d4121f1e82e9e2
Homepage: https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer
Description: multi-threaded multi-pool Bitcoin miner
Description-md5: 68c25897436b6ff527f994e664dae879