Installing-Electrum

Installing the prerequisites

sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools python3-pyqt5 python3-pip
sudo apt-get install gnupg2 -y

Downloading Electrum

Note that this is the current version. It might change in the future. Check https://electrum.org/#download for updated version.

Please double check to make the URL matches the one suppied on https://electrum.org/#download. Also Double check to make sure that github account is the right one. Only after all those check out and you are satisfied import into your keyring.

 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spesmilo/electrum/master/pubkeys/ThomasV.asc 
 gpg2 --import ThomasV.asc 

Next we have to download the electrum wallet. We can do this by using the following command. We also have to download the signature of the package. This ensures that the package was only edited by ThomasV.

wget https://download.electrum.org/4.0.8/Electrum-4.0.8.tar.gz

Hackers will sometimes edit packages, adding code that will steal your keys.

gpg --verify Electrum-4.0.8.tar.gz.asc Electrum-4.0.8.tar.gz

Only if it says 'Good signature' should you move on with these instructions.

This will install the package.

sudo pip3 install Electrum-3.0.3.tar.gz