ElectrumSV for Linux

Notes

• Your wallets will be stored in the ~/.electrum-sv directory
• This won't work on most Virtual Machines!
• This script currently uses ElectrumSV v1.3.16
• This script is relying on the official ElectrumSV source code: https://github.com/electrumsv/electrumsv

Install

• Download this repository
• Open a terminal in the repository directory
• Install Docker by following the instructions for your distribution. Scripts for Ubuntu and Fedora are included in this repository:
  • sudo ./docker/ubuntu.sh (Ubuntu)
  • sudo ./docker/fedora.sh (Fedora)
  • sudo ./docker/debian.sh (Debian)
  • sudo ./docker/debian-bookworm.sh (LMDE, Kali Linux, etc.)
• Reboot your computer
• Run ./install-electrum-sv.sh

Launch

• Run ./launch-electrum-sv.sh

Uninstall

• If you get an error: Unknown session type, try setting it explicitly (e.g.: XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 ./launch-electrum-sv.sh or XDG_SESSION_TYPE=tty ./launch-electrum-sv.sh)
  • You can find your windowing system under "System Details" (x11 is for X11 and tty is for Wayland)
• Stop ElectrumSV if it's still running
• Run ./uninstall-electrum-sv.sh
• Optionally delete the ~/.electrum-sv directory, which contains your wallet files

Troubleshooting

A list of things you can try if you encounter issues

In General

• Try running the scripts with sudo
• Pasting texts might not work, you might need to type manually
• Configure network: https://docs.gorillapool.io/electrumsv

On Fedora Linux

• sudo dnf install qt
• sudo dnf install qt5-qtwayland
• sudo dnf install "xcb-util*"
• sudo dnf install python-devel
• pip install pyqt6