583 sats \ 6 replies \ @sime 14 Sep 2023 \ on: I'm looking for a noob-friendly LN node software with GUI for Linux bitcoin
If I was in your situation I would run/install Umbrel first.
Best answer for GUI and ease of use.
umbrel.com just use their curl script to install on Debian/Ubuntu, then do the rest in a web browser
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No it is not. You will be worse off for using this. Completely ignorant of how to fix problems when they come up, desperate and reliant on Umbrel updates when an update is already available elsewhere, and worst of all, vulnerable to Umbrel specific vulnerabilities that don't exist elsewhere.
There is a reason the Bitcoin core client does not have an auto update mechanism. Neither a built in reminder to update, nor notification of an update.
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The odds that a newbie actually ends up with a functional LN node are way higher if you recommend umbrel instead of dozens of bash commands.
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I expect someone running the full stack on a linux machine, routing payments and everything to have technical competency. I expect newbies who just want to experience lightning to use an LSP to be honest with you.
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Maybe I'm biased but when I started out with the raspibolt guide, I lost all my sats because I made a technical mistake that any GUI could have protected me from making.
Linux noobs don't understand that
rm has no undo or recycle bin. Better that your first experience with linux CLI isn't playing with money IMO.reply
It is better that your first experience with linux CLI isn't playing with money. You're right.
Which is why testnet is a thing
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