lotus/documentation/en/install-lotus-ubuntu.md

Ubuntu Instructions

These steps will install the following dependencies:

• go (1.14 or higher)
• gcc (7.4.0 or higher)
• git (version 2 or higher)
• bzr (some go dependency needs this)
• jq
• pkg-config
• opencl-icd-loader
• opencl driver (like nvidia-opencl on arch) (for GPU acceleration)
• opencl-headers (build)
• rustup (proofs build)
• llvm (proofs build)
• clang (proofs build)

Install dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mesa-opencl-icd ocl-icd-opencl-dev gcc git bzr jq pkg-config curl
sudo apt upgrade

Install Go 1.14

Install the latest version of Go by following the docs on their website.

Clone the Lotus repository

git clone https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus.git
cd lotus/

Build the Lotus binaries from source and install

make clean && make all
sudo make install

After installing Lotus, you can run the lotus command directly from your CLI to see usage documentation. Next, you can join the Lotus Testnet.