Use.
Potential Feathercoin beta / testers.
MS Windows users to experience a GNU Linux distrobution in a isolated VirtualBox
Try compiling from the Feathercoin from the source code

This Bitcoin Guide shows the latest compile instructions
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=149479.0

This is a quick guide / walk through to compiling the latest Feathercoin code into a separate wallet set up inside a Virtualbox.

For use with the test versions, but is set up standard version of the Feathercoin client.

I've included QT-Creator as it's easier to see the code and docs if you're a non programmer + its a standard GUI to explain. Being in a Virtualbox means the guide can be used by people who don't have a separate PC, and where testing might affect their real wallet. Or just create a safe wallet inside a virtual box.

It also introduces people to the Kubuntu environment, Unix Bash terminal commands and gives access to all the Debian based free and open source tools that Feathercoin is built on.

Note: for general use the QT set-up file *.pro can have various names, also the git download folder will depend which Feathercoin version is being compiled.

Install VirtualBox
Download and Install Kubuntu 13.10 (or equivalent GNU/Linux distribution) *.iso -> into Virtualbox
Right-click Virtualbox Settings - 1 GB RAM Base memory - 256 MB Video Memory

In the Linux Distribution
Virtualbox Tab, install "Guest additions". Then run autorun.sh of the CD.

Open a Terminal prompt : /Menu/Applications/System/Terminal (I right click add to favourites)

Copy and Paste (mouse right click) these commands into the terminal, press return.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo reboot (optional)

sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libdb5.1-dev libdb5.1++-dev libboost-all-dev git

sudo apt-get install libqtgui4
sudo apt-get install libminiupnpc-dev
sudo apt-get install qttools5-dev-tools qttools5-dev
sudo apt-get install qrencode
sudo apt-get install libqrencode-dev

Next: Close Terminal

Note: In some distributions, only libdb-dev4.8 or libdb-dev4.9 are available. If so the databases versions are upgradeable later, but not downgradeable.

[sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libdb4.8-dev libdb4.8++-dev libboost-all-dev git]

Install QT-Creator (Software center)

Open Terminal

git clone https://github.com/FeatherCoin/Feathercoin.git

Here is the LATEST TEST version ->

git clone -b 0.8.6.1 https://github.com/FeatherCoin/Feathercoin.git

Run QT-Creator
File - open file or project (/Home/User/feathercoin/feathercoin-qt.pro)

Build Menu.
Build -> Clean
Build -> qmake
Build -> Build

(Press 4. (Bottom right) Compile output.

To enable QR codes buttons and Receive - mouse right click.

In QR Creator - click projects button
Under build steps, Click QMake details
Then add USE_QRCODE=1
You can then change the {version} to release or debug and set USE_QRCODE=1
.
You can change which version is Compiled by clicking the (project name) button at the bottom left of the QT_Creator window.

Go through the build process, to build the version with QR Codes enabled.

See attached image of the QT-Creator - Projects button window, to see how to set qmake parameters.

Make link to run /feathercoin-qt-Debug/build/

In Kubuntu ->
Right click Menu Button - edit Applications -> menu
Internet -> New Item in menu -> Feathercoin
command /home/user/feathercoin-qt/feathercoin-qt
save

I suggest then cloning the Virtualbox, before any potentially destructive tests.

There are some commands loine options you can run on the client which can be useful whilst testing. A list is available from the Feathercoin-qt debug window, command line options button.

rescan recreates the block database index, you can restrict or or enhance your nodes with maxconnections.

-maxconnections=30 or -rescan

Do not go below 8 connections, as there is a minimum requirement.

Build Instructions from Github.

You can find instructions in the doc folder: https://github.com/FeatherCoin/FeatherCoin/tree/master/doc

If you want a graphical version, see "readme-qt.rst" https://github.com/FeatherCoin/FeatherCoin/blob/master/doc/readme-qt.rst

Otherwise, follow the instructions in "build-unix.txt": https://github.com/FeatherCoin/FeatherCoin/blob/master/doc/build-unix.txt

Release and build Instructions from the source code /other files /docs

release-process.md

Includes information on building for different operating systems including W*ndows. It is for Litecoin as well.

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