How to Install and Uninstall cgminer Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "cgminer" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cgminer on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall cgminer on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

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
SHA512: 856d3930316edef9fd3ee1da8cc93194c66fe39df7bfb44533cf1bc2551c90d9f292444cc7b879f1e98b0cbaa85f2e7f2f382984c678d51d3b42ab60f5af70f6
Homepage: https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer
Description-en: multi-threaded multi-pool Bitcoin miner
Bitcoin miner software with multi-threaded multi-pool mining support.
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BitCoins are a digital currency, exchanged freely against
all other currencies. Coins may be issued by everyone, one
just needs considerable computer power - and luck. To even
out rewards for one's contribution, many initiative have
forms to provide pools of computers and share the load.
Description-md5: 68c25897436b6ff527f994e664dae879