<p>the ppa for ubuntu is <a href="https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin</a> it shows the support of ubuntu 0.13.1</p>

<p>so you need to run </p>

<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
sudo apt-get update
</code></pre>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/CSG7a.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CSG7a.png" alt="enter image description here"></a>
otherwise you can compile from source </p>

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Many thanks - very grateful for the trouble you have gone to to reply.
user6542
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Have done all that - still no bitcoin client (if that is what it is called) - i.e. no bitcoin core wallet appears
user6542
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did you installed bitcoind and bitcoin-qt using sudo apt-get install bitcoin-qt? the gui wallet is runned using bitcoin-qt
Badr Bellaj
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That did the trick - many thanks - I really am most grateful for your help.  By the way, can you recommend a book on Linux terminal commands for a beginner like me?
user6542
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I have accepted it - many thanks once again - you have been a great help.
user6542
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Badr Bellaj
<p>I have been running Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 for many months - using Ubuntu (Linux).  Decided to upgrade to SegWit version - 0.13.1 - today.  Downloaded and extracted the files (on my Ubuntu / Linux system) but can't get it to run - there is no executable file.  Can anyone help?  Many thanks, D</p>

<bitcoin-core><linux><ubuntu>
Can't run Bitcoin Core 0.13.1
user6542
# Can't run Bitcoin Core 0.13.1

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-10)

I have been running Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 for many months - using Ubuntu (Linux). Decided to upgrade to SegWit version - 0.13.1 - today. Downloaded and extracted the files (on my Ubuntu / Linux system) but can't get it to run - there is no executable file. Can anyone help? Many thanks, D

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, linux, ubuntu


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-12-12. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

the ppa for ubuntu is <https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin> it shows the support of ubuntu 0.13.1

so you need to run

```
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
sudo apt-get update

```

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/CSG7a.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/CSG7a.png)
otherwise you can compile from source

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Many thanks - very grateful for the trouble you have gone to to reply.  
> **username_0**: Have done all that - still no bitcoin client (if that is what it is called) - i.e. no bitcoin core wallet appears  
> **username_1**: did you installed bitcoind and bitcoin-qt using sudo apt-get install bitcoin-qt? the gui wallet is runned using bitcoin-qt  
> **username_0**: That did the trick - many thanks - I really am most grateful for your help.  By the way, can you recommend a book on Linux terminal commands for a beginner like me?  
> **username_0**: I have accepted it - many thanks once again - you have been a great help.  

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