Discussion of Operating System (or "OS") for running Monero and related services. Most commonly some version of Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android or iOS
Questions tagged [operating-system]
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What is the Monerodo Operating System?
What is the Monerodo Operating System (Monerodo OS)? What is its relationship to Monero, and how safe is it?
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Windows vs Linux vs. OS X Monero user distribution
Is there any data on the current distribution of Monero users by Operating system?
Useful data could include the following:
Download data from: https://getmonero.org/downloads/
Any estimates about how often each OS is used among users who build…
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How to transfer synced blockchain along with another OS on a USB
So, I am considering switching my current OS to Qubes and I am currently running Lubuntu 14.04 LTS. I figured since Qubes is a lot more secure of an OS, I wanted to install it on my laptop as my main OS I use to have a "fresh" install feeling, and…
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Using same blockchain with more OSs
Is it possible to use same synced blockchain with more wallets, deamons from different operating systems, eg. Windows and Linux?
Of course, not in the same time.
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What is the difference between monerod --detach and monerod --non-interactive?
It seems like each of these would run monerod in the background. How does the behavior differ? Under what circumstances might one choose --detached over --non-interactive or vice versa?
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How do I handle "WARNING: You may not have a high enough lockable memory limit, see ulimit -l"?
Upon running monero-wallet-cli after a fresh master build of Monero 'Boron Butterfly' (v0.14.1.0-5fbfa8a) I received the message:
WARNING: You may not have a high enough lockable memory limit, see ulimit -l.
I tried it out.
$ ulimit -l
64
The 64…
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Is the operating system changing the hashrate(when mining with cpu)?
Currently I'm mining Monero on my raspberry pi (not very efficient I know but for educational purposes). I want to get a higher hashrate and now my question is:
Does a CLI-based OS get you a higher hashrate than one with a graphical desktop?
I…
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