How to Enable the Gentoo Monero Overlay

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#1

The gentoo-monero overlay is a community-maintained Gentoo ebuild repository for Monero (and Wownero :dog2:) related software. It contains things like the Wownero daemon, Wownero wallet, and XMRig.

Enabling the Overlay

  1. Install eselect-repository, if you donā€™t have it already:

    emerge --noreplace eselect-repository

  2. Enable the gentoo-monero overlay:

    eselect repository enable monero

  3. Synchronise repository contents:

    emaint sync -r monero

  4. Unmask unstable ebuilds in the repository:

    echo '*/*::monero ~amd64' >> /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords

Install Software

emerge net-misc/xmrig-proxy
emerge net-misc/xmrig
emerge net-p2p/wownero

Updating

Software provided by the overlay should update as normal. Use emerge --sync and emerge --update --deep @world to update Wownero tools with the rest of your system.

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#2

net-misc/feather-wow has been added to the overlay :slight_smile:

#3

Thanks there,
Pretty interesiting this forum here!

Now I read on github that the guy stopped developing his App. Do people still use it?

Speaking of linux. I have a question. On some pools they suggest commands like this (see below)
Some info is redundant, isnā€™t it, since it is in the config file.
What command do you use in Linux?
Whats the " --tls-fingerprint and --pass" option for?

Best regards,

Bee

xmrig -o pool.minexmr.com:4444 -u 47wcnDjCDdjATivqH9GjC92jH9Vng7LCBMMxFmTV1Ybf5227MXhyD2gXynLUa9zrh5aPMAnu5npeQ2tLy8Z4pH7461vk6uo

or

xmrig --url pool.hashvault.pro:80 --user YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS --pass x --donate-level 1 --tls --tls-fingerprint 420c7850e09b7c0bdcf748a7da9eb3647daf8515718f36d9ccfdd6b9ff834b14

#4

Thatā€™s me! :slight_smile: - Itā€™s not an app but packages for Monero/Wownero software for the Gentoo Linux distribution.

You can choose between the config file or the command line options (or mix them together).

--tls-fingerprint is for authenticating the pool server when you use TLS (like HTTPS). Itā€™s so that you can be sure youā€™re really talking to the pool, and not some hacker impersonating the pool.

--pass is sent to the pool as your password. Confusingly, most pools use this as a worker name (so that you can identify your miner on the stats page).

Best to ask more questions on the mining thread: Mining ā›ļø - #18 by mint

#5

Great!
Happy to meet you. I will try out this overlay then.
You think on funtoo it works all the same like on gentoo (the original)?
Been using gentoo for 8 years.

good.

#6

I think that someone has moved most of the packages to Gentooā€™s GURU, might be worth looking there too.

As for Funtoo, not sure. I would guess that it works just the same but Iā€™ve never tried it.

#7

Updated Wownero ebuild to 0.10.1.0 :slight_smile: :dog:

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