How to Install and Uninstall cgminer Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "cgminer" package

This is a short guide on how to install cgminer on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall cgminer on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: cgminer
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.9.2-1build1
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: 1078
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libjansson4 (>= 2.1), libncurses5 (>= 6), libsystemd0, libtinfo5 (>= 6), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.9)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cgminer/cgminer_4.9.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 381120
MD5sum: cae3c26dca47bf244bc239e43f6fe993
SHA1: c1cba3bea85df2d4b54f5335ec95912db7e445c7
SHA256: a1112105fda067a472ac090bb4d308bda7f5945e38bba2cfdb16448d53bc1aa8
Homepage: https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer
Description: multi-threaded multi-pool Bitcoin miner
Description-md5: 68c25897436b6ff527f994e664dae879