Install ProtoShares-Qt wallet in Ubuntu Linux using Wine

The following procedure was performed using the Mac OS X 10.9 as the host, VirtualBox 4.3.6 r91406 for virtualization services, Ubuntu Server 12.0.4 LTS as the virtual guest, and Wine v1.6 to run the windows application, ProtoShares-Qt. This procedure assumes the user has installed Ubuntu Server or Ubuntu Desktop (virtual machine) and has booted the virtual machine. The procedure begins at the initial Ubuntu Linux login command prompt. This procedure is given without any warranty whatsoever and the user performing this procedure assumes all risk associated with performing the steps.


 * 1) Login to your Ubuntu server using the username you entered during installation.
 * 2) Type sudo apt-get update and press Enter to install package updates.
 * 3) Type apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and press Enter.
 * 4) Type Y and press Enter to continue installing.
 * 5) Type sudo reboot and Press Enter.
 * 6) Type your password and press Enter.
 * 7) When your machine has restarted, login and click Select Devices → Insert Guest Additions CD Image… (Host+D)
 * 8) Click Run in the VBOXADDITIONS_4.3.6_91406 window to begin installation of VirtualBox Additions.
 * 9) Enter your password in the popup window and click Enter to Authenticate and continue installation of graphics libraries and desktop service components.
 * 10) When installation is complete, press Enter to complete and close the terminal window.
 * 11) Right click the VBOXADDITIONS_4.3.6_91406 disk icon and select Eject.
 * 12) Click the Dash Home icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen and type terminal.
 * 13) Click and drag the Terminal icon to the taskbar for easy access.
 * 14) Click Terminal to open the command prompt.
 * 15) Type sudo reboot and press Enter to reboot the server.
 * 16) When your machine has restarted, login and click the Ubuntu One icon the left task bar to open the Ubuntu One window.
 * 17) Click Install to install Ubuntu One.
 * 18) Type your password and press Authenticate to continue installing Ubuntu One.
 * 19) Sign in using your Ubuntu One account (or create an account now). The following steps assume you have an already existing account.
 * 20) Click Next to sync the default folder.
 * 21) Click Finish without selecting any additional folders to sync with the cloud to finish installing Ubuntu One.
 * 22) Close the Ubuntu One window.
 * 23) Click Ubuntu Software Center in the left task bar.
 * 24) To open the Software Sources menu, launch the Ubuntu Software Center in the launchbar and select Edit → Software Sources.
 * 25) Click the Other software tab.
 * 26) Click Add…
 * 27) Type ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa and click Add Source.
 * 28) Type your password and Click Authenticate to add source.
 * 29) Click Close.
 * 30) Close the Ubuntu Software Center window.
 * 31) Click Terminal in the left task bar to open the command prompt window.
 * 32) In the command prompt type sudo apt-get update and press Enter.
 * 33) Type Y and press Enter to continue installing Wine.
 * 34) Press Tab to select  in the Configuring ttf-mscorefonts-installer and press Enter.
 * 35) Press Tab to select  to confirm you accept the EULA license terms, press Enter, and wait for the installation to finish.
 * 36) Type sudo apt-get install wine1.6 and press Enter. Wait for installation to finish.
 * 37) Download the protoshares-0.2.0.zip file from BitSharesTalk.org to your user’s Downloads directory (~/Downloads/).
 * 38) Type cd ~/Downloads and press Enter to navigate to your home directory.
 * 39) Type chmod 775 protoshares-0.2.0.zip and press Enter (perform internet search for chmod if you don’t know what it is).
 * 40) Type unzip protoshares-0.2.0.zip and press Enter.
 * 41) Click the home folder icon in the launchbar and navigate to the /Home/Downloads/protoshares directory. If you don’t know what the home folder icon is, slide your mouse pointer over each icon until a text box appear with the name of each icon to select.
 * 42) Right-click protoshares-qt.exe and select Open With Wine Windows Program Loader.
 * 43) In the Protoshares - Wallet application, select Help → Debug window.
 * 44) Click the Console tab and in the command prompt type addnode 162.243.197.231 add and press Enter to connect to the blockchain. It will take approximately 4 minutes for the Blockchain to start downloading.

To confirm the blockchain is being downloaded, enter the command getmininginfo into the the command prompt in the debug window of the ProtoShares-Qt wallet and press Enter. You should see the number of blocks downloaded after the word “blocks: ”.