The Bitcoin source code can be downloaded and compiled if users wish to participate in the Bitcoin code or for learning purpose. The git command can be used to download the Bitcoin source code:
$ sudo apt-get install git $ mkdir bcsource $ cd bcsource $ git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git Cloning into 'bitcoin'... remote: Counting objects: 78960, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done. remote: Total 78960 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 78957 Receiving objects: 100% (78960/78960), 72.53 MiB | 1.85 MiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (57908/57908), done. Checking connectivity... done.
Change the directory to bitcoin:
$ cd bitcoin
After the preceding steps are completed, the ...